WASHINGTON -- Taiwan is reported to have resumed work on its Navy’s next-generation frigate program, which had been stalled for several years. The program’s resurgence comes after the 2026 budget of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense was partially disclosed in late October 2025, allocating NTD142.03 million ($4.4 million) for the design and evaluation of the next-generation combatant, a 6,000-ton vessel.

The Taiwanese Navy has issued a public call for proposals for "professional services for the design and evaluation of the next-generation combatant" on the government’s official procurement platform.

The next-generation frigate was part of the ambitious 12-item force development plan unveiled by Taiwan’s Navy in 2016. The initial goal was to build a 4,500-ton vessel equipped with an electronically scanned array radar system. However, the project stalled after the Navy revised its requirements to include an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system. The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), the primary armaments developer under the Ministry of National Defense, encountered difficulties in developing a compact AESA radar suitable for a 4,500-ton platform.

Taiwan’s navy currently maintains a surface fleet of 25 ships, most of which were commissioned between the 1990s and early 2000s.

Source: Naval News
Associated URL: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/11/taiwan-resumes-work-on-next-generation-6000-ton-frigate-program/

MCLEAN, Va. -- Booz Allen Hamilton announced it was awarded a $99 million contract by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to engineer, deploy, and sustain wireless networks for civil service mariners aboard the Command's government-operated ships.

Under this contract, the company will equip ships located in the Pacific, Europe, and the U.S. with connectivity by deploying a solution that leverages Low Earth Orbit satellites, advanced wireless and Wi-Fi technologies, and 5G cellular communications.

With this new contract, Booz Allen will expand its 5G prototype to encompass the Command's wireless efforts by using the company’s capabilities in model-based systems engineering, network engineering, cloud architecture, NextG and wireless networking, edge technologies, and cybersecurity.

Source: Booz Allen Hamilton
Associated URL: https://newsroom.boozallen.com/news-releases/news-release-details/booz-allen-wins-99m-contract-install-5g-navy-ships

STOCKHOLM - MBDA has signed a contract amendment with Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to provide additional Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM), expanding on an initial order from November 2023. The missiles will equip the Swedish Navy’s five Visby-class corvettes as part of their mid-life upgrade, using the Sea Ceptor air-defense system to give the ships modern short- to medium-range protection.

CAMM offers 360-degree coverage, a high rate of fire, soft-vertical launch for low signatures, and precision reportedly capable of hitting targets as small as a tennis ball moving at twice the speed of sound. The missile supports a common stockpile for land and maritime applications. MBDA emphasized that the order reflects Sweden’s continued confidence in its technology and strengthens longstanding industrial cooperation. Company leadership noted that the expanded CAMM procurement enhances Sweden’s sovereign air-defense capability while maintaining interoperability with European and NATO partners.

Source: European Security & Defense
Associated URL: https://euro-sd.com/2025/11/major-news/47794/camms-for-visby-corvettes/
Author: Peter Felstead