worldwide Navy new and planned Construction Round up

 So lets go through a quick roundup of some what would appear successful acquisitions programs, these are in the last 6 months to a year by the way.  

I'll keep updating this as I have time, and it is by no means complete

China

China expects to launch its third aircraft carrier this year - Naval Post

China’s New Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship starts the second round of sea trials - Naval Post

France:

[Video] Pierre Éric Pommellet's message on board the Alsace | Naval Group (naval-group.com)

French frigate Alsace - Wikipedia

Taiwan

Taiwan shipbuilder CSBC launches the 1st indigenous LPD - Naval Post

Taiwanese Navy launches first Tuo Chiang-class corvette - Naval Post

Japan:

 Mogami-class frigate - Wikipedia

Japan launches first ship of new frigate class (defensenews.com)

Japan launches, names new diesel-electric attack submarine - Naval Today

JS Taigei - Wikipedia

Spain

Navantia hosts launching ceremony for Spanish Navy's 1st S-80 submarine - Naval Today

S-80 Plus-class submarine - Wikipedia

UK

BAE Systems rolls out forward section of Royal Navy's new Type 26 frigate - Naval Today

Type 26 frigate - Wikipedia

Qatar

Fincantieri launches one, lays keel for another Al Zubarah-class corvette (navaltoday.com)

QENS Al Zubarah (F101) - Wikipedia

Fincantieri | Al Zubarah Class

Philippines

Philippine Navy's new frigate to be delivered ahead of schedule - Naval Today

Jose Rizal-class frigate - Wikipedia

HHI to deliver 2nd missile frigate to the Philippine Navy - Naval Post

Egypt

Egyptian Navy takes delivery of 1st locally built warship - Naval Today

Gowind® 2500 Corvette - Naval Technology (naval-technology.com)

Egyptian Navy's final Type 209/1400 submarine named, launched in Germany - Naval Today

SSK Manthatisi Class (Type 209/1400) Attack Submarine - Naval Technology (naval-technology.com)

Egypt’s navy modernization, The growth of new power in the Middle east - Naval Post

ENS Bernees 1003 joins Egyptian Navy - Naval Post

South Korea

Republic of Korea Navy commissions 2nd Daegu-class frigate - Naval Today

Daegu-class frigate - Wikipedia

South Korea's light aircraft carrier program officially begins - Naval Post

Daewoo launches 2nd KSS-III submarine for the ROK Navy - Naval Post

Ukraine

Ukraine ordered four ADA-class corvettes from Turkey - Naval Post

Russia

Lead Gremyashchy-class corvette joins Russian Navy fleet - Naval Today

Gremyashchiy-class corvette - Wikipedia

Russian Navy's Project 23900 LHDs Taking Shape in Kerch - Naval Post

A New Class of Ship by Russia, UMK Varan - Naval Post

Russia to commission 4th Project Buyan-M class corvette at the end of January - Naval Post

Saudi Arabia

Navantia splashes 2nd corvette for Saudi Navy - Naval Today

Navantia launches 3rd Avante-2200 class corvette, Hail 832, for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces - Naval Post

Israel

German shipbuilder delivers new corvette to Israel - Naval Today

INS Magen - Wikipedia

TKMS hands over 2nd Sa'ar 6 corvette to the Israeli Navy - Naval Post

Thyssenkrupp delivers first Saar 6 class corvette to Israeli Navy - Naval Post

India

First Visakhapatnam Class Destroyer Completes Basin Trials (defencexp.com)

Visakhapatnam-class destroyer - Wikipedia

Indian Navy expects to take delivery of INS Vikrant aircraft carrier by end of 2021 - Naval Post

India commissions VC11184 Ballistic Missile Tracking Ship - Naval Post

Indian shipbuilder GRSE lays keel of 3rd Project 17A Frigate - Naval Post

India launches 2nd Project 17A frigate "Himgiri" - Naval Post

Iran

Quad carrying C-802 catamaran

H I Sutton - Covert Shores

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches multipurpose carrier ship - Naval Post

Italy

Fincantieri | Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel (PPA)

Fincantieri launches the 3rd PPA "Raimando Montecuccoli" - Naval Post

Indonesia

Indonesian North Sea Boats launches first X18 Tank Boat - Naval Post

Turkey

Turkish companies announce ASW variant of ULAQ USCV - Naval Post

Turkey launches first indigenous frigate - Naval Post

Royal Navy

Royal Navy commissions Madfox Unmanned Surface Vessel - Naval Post

Brazil

Brazilian Navy reclassifies Atlantico amphibious ship as aircraft carrier - Naval Post

A Good long read on China and the coming storm

 Head on over here ...its a long read but a pretty good one if your parse for bias

And yes its from Nigeria...but still brings out some good points

US versus China: The Battle for Supremacy in South China Sea | Nextmoney (nextmoneyng.com)

https://nextmoneyng.com/2021/04/23/us-versus-china-the-battle-for-supremacy-in-south-china-sea/

Back to the future: How to re-learn how to repair the surface fleet.

 

This, maybe we convert some our  afloat staging bases seen below

To do the  work of one of these

LCDR Ryan Hilger has it right

How Floating "Repair Yards" Helped the U.S. Navy Win in the Pacific (maritime-executive.com)

USS Houston (CL 81), in a hard turn with her underside exposed, felt the torpedo explosion across the ship. Commander William Behrens recalled “that all propulsive power and steering control was immediately lost. The ship took a list to starboard of 16 degrees. All main electrical power was immediately lost.” Behrens ordered Houston abandoned, save key personnel and damage control parties. Over the next two weeks, the crew, assisted by the fleet tugs USS Pawnee, USS Zuni and other ships managed to limp more than 1200 miles to Ulithi. 

That Houston, and many other ships during World War II, survived such attacks and returned home was due in part to the heroics of the crew, but equally to the unsung heroes of Service Squadron Ten. The squadron's efforts allowed the Navy to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations continuously for almost two years without returning to port. Service Squadron Ten kept the fleet supplied, fed, fueled, repaired, and happy during that time. The ability to generate combat power so continuously for half the war was a decisive advantage for the United States in the Pacific. 

The Service Squadrons played a pivotal role in sustaining the Fleet as it fought across the Central Pacific. It is a largely unknown history, but one worth relearning with the reemerging possibility of war between major powers. That experience highlights the need to make forward deployed logistics and repair capabilities both robust and mobile to better support the Fleet. Battle fatigued sailors and battle damaged ships simply cannot afford the five thousand mile journey from the South China Sea to Pearl Harbor. Nor can they count on facilities in East Asia for support, just as their predecessors realized during the interwar period when developing War Plan Orange on the game floors of the Naval War College.