Modular, multirole patrol corvette proposal submitted to European Defence Fund
Warship Technology January 2022
A new class of corvette with a high level of commonality and modularity has been proposed to meet the needs of European navies.
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Australian SSNs at heart of new security partnership
Warship Technology October 2021
Under the ‘AUKUS’ partnership unveiled in September 2021, the Royal Australian Navy is to build a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, but questions abound about their design, how and where they will be built and how they will be maintained and manned.
The Royal Navy and naval shipbuilding – a response
Warship Technology October 2021
David Andrews FREng, PhD, FRINA, FSNAME, FIMechE, FRSA, RCNC, Professor of Engineering Design, University College London has written to Warship Technology in response to an article published in the July/August 2021 issue of the magazine, The Royal Navy and naval shipbuilding: what do the yards say?
US progresses to next phase of Light Amphibious Warship project
Warship Technology October 2021
Assuming it progresses as far as construction, the US Navy could soon be procuring a totally new class of amphibious vessel that would be much smaller, but more manoeuvrable than existing units.
US Navy christens the first ship in T-AO fleet
Warship Technology September 2021
The US Navy named the John Lewis class replenishment oiler, the future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), on 17 July 2021. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, delivered the principal address.
Gerald R Ford completes full ship shock trials
Warship Technology September 2021
The first example of the US Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), successfully completed full ship shock trials (FSSTs) in August 2021.
Daewoo, Hanjin Heavy, HHI bid to build Korean aircraft carrier
Warship Technology September 2021
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) announced in July 2021 that it had signed a cooperation agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries for the design and construction of a light aircraft carrier (CVX) for the Republic of Korea Navy.