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In mid-April 2026, Taiwanese media reported that the Republic of China (ROC) Navy is evaluating Japan’s upgraded Mogami-class frigate, known in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as the New FFM, as ...

An image of China's lead Type 054B frigate in an apparent transit to the Western Pacific in May 2026, as captured by the JMSDF. (Japan MoD) Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has for the first time ...

May 20, 2026: The American Navy is procuring a new class of FF(X) frigates, that will reduce the workload of current Burke Class destroyers and can be used to watch coastal waters and defend trade ...

STOCKHOLM—Sweden has selected French-state controlled Naval Group to build four new navy frigates in a $4 billion deal, as the country seeks to bolster its defense capabilities and take on a larger ...

Sweden picked France’s Naval Group SA to supply four new frigates in an estimated $5 billion deal which paves the way for the Nordic state to play a bigger role in NATO’s maritime defenses. The ...

America’s allies, particularly but not exclusively the Europeans, have very good reasons to be furious with the Trump administration. Quite apart from Donald Trump’s gratuitous insults and shocking ...

The U.S. Navy awarded a nearly $283 million contract to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding to jumpstart work on a new frigate meant to recover from the delays and costs of the abandoned Constellation-class ...

This story has been updated to include additional information about the timeline for the lead ship in the FF(X) class. The Navy issued HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding a $282.9 million contract award ...

A computer-generated image of an Upgraded Mogami-class Frigate (4,800 ton type). Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries On April 18, Japan and Australia announced the official signing of a milestone ...

Vantor imagery showing the third and fourth Type 054B frigates under construction at Hudong Changxingdao shipyard in China. (Satellite image © 2026 Vantor/© 2026 ...