New Zealand’s frigate choice should focus on capability, adaptability and value for money, not simply buying the same ships as Australia.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crew members of the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) prepare to dock upon arrival at the South Harbor, for a ...

Andrew Watts is a former captain in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is currently a consultant to Austal Ltd, advising on ...

Babcock has performed keel laying ceremony of the third Type 31 frigate, the future His Majesty's Ship (HMS) Formidable, at its Rosyth Dockyard on the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The ceremony, ...

HMS Venturer, first of the Type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy, is still being built at the Babcock dockyard in Rosyth - Jane Barlow/PA New Zealand doesn’t look for new warships too often. Its two ...

The Royal Australian Navy selected the Japanese Mogami-class frigate as its next-generation surface combatant this year in a historic deal, marking Tokyo’s largest arms export to date. Meant to ...

A computer-generated image of an Upgraded Mogami-class Frigate (4,800 ton type). Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Subscribe for ads-free reading On April 18, Japan and Australia announced the ...

The successful launch of Poland’s first-in-class Miecznik frigate, which is based on the UK’s own Type 31 design, marked the conclusion of a 925-day-long period from the date the keel was laid down ...

The ceremony of the future HMS Formidable. Credit: Babcock International Group. Babcock has performed keel laying ceremony of the third Type 31 frigate, the future His Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Formidable, ...