Wishful thinking has reigned in the future frigate program. The result is that the predicted date for initial operational capability is now 2034—thirteen years away. Let’s review the history of the program and its schedule.

In August 2015, concerned about the prospects of a shipbuilding ‘valley o…

ROME — A few days ago, at the Al Qalail range in Qatar, the “NASR 2021” exercise was carried out by the Italian Army’s Artillery Command jointly with the Qatar Emiri Land Forces (QELF). The purpose of the exercise was to verify the level of preparation reached by the Artillery Command through the …

MOSCOW — The first regular submarine carrier of the newest Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles will be the Project 885M nuclear submarine Perm (code Yasen-M) of a modified design, a source in the military-industrial complex told TASS.

“Among the nuclear submarines of project 885M, the fifth subma…

BEIJING — Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate a set of regulations on military equipment procurement.

Focusing on war preparedness and combat capabilities, the regulations are the basic rules governing military equipment procurement.

The…

SOCHI, Russia — The share of advanced weapons in the Russian air defense and anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense troops will rise to 80% by 2025-2027, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a defense industry meeting in Sochi on Monday.

“The existing pace of rearming the air defense and ABM …

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly sent nearly 200 aircraft to the aerial area near the island of Taiwan for exercises in October, in a move that experts said on Monday has deterred Taiwan secessionist provocations and foreign interference attempts.

During the drills, the PLA b…