Combat Fleets

Mk III guided-missile patrol craft S. Ezzat

Egypt’s Pascagoula Punch: The Ambassador MK III Guided-Missile Patrol Craft

Among the Egyptian Navy’s imposing fleet can be found an often-overlooked quartet of stealthy U.S.-built guided-missile patrol craft.

By Eric Wertheim

April 2023

Type 055 Renhai-class Cruiser: China’s Premier Surface Combatant

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 055 Renhai-class guided-missile cruisers are among the most formidable warships afloat.

Eric Wertheim

March 2023

Indonesia’s SIGMA Solution: 10514 Multipurpose Frigates

Indonesia recently added two modern SIGMA 10514 multipurpose warships, also known as Perusak Kawal Rudal frigates, to its fleet.

Eric Wertheim

February 2023

Russia’s Steregushchiy-class Frigates

The Steregushchiy-class (Project 20380) family of frigates has served with Russia’s Baltic Sea and Pacific fleets for more than a decade, but new variants are coming online.

Eric Wertheim

January 2023

Japanese submarine Taigei, powered by lithium-ion batteries.

Japan’s Advanced Lithium-Ion Submarines

Japan’s new Taigei class of diesel-electric submarines is anything but conventional.

Eric Wertheim

December 2022

Indian Navy’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier

India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier

The Vikrant is the nation’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever constructed in India.

Eric Wertheim

November 2022

Hamina Class: Finland’s Modernized Missile Craft Enhance Baltic Defense

As Finland readies for NATO membership, its fleet is preparing for the next generation of maritime defense in the Baltic.

Eric Wertheim

October 2022

The Type 056A guided-missile corvette Tongling.

China’s Jiangdao-class Corvette: Mainstay of the First Island Chain

The Jiangdao-class Type 056 and Type 056A guided-missile corvettes epitomize the rapid growth and expansion of China’s maritime fleet during the past decade.

Eric Wertheim

September 2022

France’s New SSN Flexes Undersea Capabilities

Commissioned into service at Brest on 3 June, the attack submarine Suffren is the first of six next-generation Barracuda-class submarines for the French Marine Nationale.

Eric Wertheim

August 2022

Ireland’s Poetic Patrol Ships

The four OPVs have been active on a variety of important operations since entering service

Eric Wertheim

July 2022

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