TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has developed the XTR-102A, a twin-barrel electro-optical independent close-in weapon system (CIWS), for the ...

The new ships are known as "light frigates" in Taiwan due to their compact displacement, similar to corvette-class units. These vessels are projected to have hulls that are 377 feet long with a ...

With 2.300 tons displacement and 103 meters long the light frigate was built for surface to surface combat and antisubmarine activities, and in its original version was equipped with Harpoon ...

A cutting-edge frigate of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force has arrived in Australia for drills with the Australian ...

With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business ...