Morocco’s advanced frigate, Mohammed VI, finishes sea trials

Morocco’s advanced frigate, Mohammed VI, finishes sea trials

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Morocco has been preparing for the delivery of an advanced French-origin naval frigate. The Royal Moroccan Navy has been overseeing sea trials of the FREMM multi-mission frigate from France’s DCNS. Last month, DCNS completed a third series of trials to test the ships’s combat system. “This third series of sea […]

Shipbuilding tech deal with France boosts India in Pacific region

Shipbuilding tech deal with France boosts India in Pacific region

Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com France-based shipbuilding giant DCNS, SA has inked a deal with India’s largest shipbuilding firm Pipavav exclusively to focus on transferring European know-how and technologies in naval shipbuilding to India. The move is expected to improve India’s indigenous shipbuilding capabilities to produce world-class submarines and surface warships. The […]