October 17, 2026: The 3,100-ton Turkish Istif Class (Istanbul Class) frigates are multi-role ships designed for seagoing operations, with most components manufactured in Turkey. The Turkish Navy ...

The Belgian Frigate Leopold I (F930) leaves London following a visit in July 2018. (Vickie Flores/In Pictures via Getty Images Images) PARIS — The Netherlands said discussions with Belgium are ongoing ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Both U.S. and foreign designs for the next small-surface combatant are under consideration after the cancellation of the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, the new head ...

A Russian frigate fired two flares ‌towards a Danish military helicopter in international waters off the coast of Denmark, narrowly missing the aircraft on Monday, the Nordic NATO member’s military ...

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday, less than a day after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that strikes close to the ...

Baltic Sea region on high alert over security incidents Danish PM says incident is part of pattern of Russian aggression Russia's ambassador says Moscow will investigate incident, cites past ...

TKMS and Rheinmetall push F127 frigate design forward, while Canadian and Indian submarine decisions could add to a EUR 20.1 billion backlog. TKMS: A Frigate Design Takes Shape as Two Submarine ...

The U.S. Navy’s reported interest in foreign frigate designs has opened a new front in Japan-South Korea defense industrial competition. USNI News reported on September 1 that the White House and Navy ...

The US Navy, while the most powerful in the world, has fewer ships than the Chinese navy, and wants to acquire foreign-designed and -built ships to close the gap. The US Navy is eyeing foreign ship ...

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 ...

A computer-generated rendering of Rheinmetall's Guided Missile Frigate 140 (GMF 140) design, in an image released on 3 August 2026. (Rheinmetall) Rheinmetall unveiled its Guided Missile Frigate 140 ...

The GMF 140 frigate is intended to strengthen European naval capabilities—but it could find buyers in North America as well. Rheinmetall unveiled a new guided-missile frigate designed to succeed in ...