The last remaining ship of the Italian Navy's Maestrale guided-missile frigate class in active service has been ...

Aselsan has announced the successful completion of the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Turkish Navy's Barbaros (MEKO 200 TN II-A/B)-class frigate TCG Oruçreis (F 245).

The question is, are we at a point where we either quickly recover and get back on track with this? ... Or do you say maybe we're too far along with this and we go in a different direction?" said Rep.

The six 2,500-ton frigates the Navy wants to replace are based on the Italian Lupo-class design; two were built in Peru. For the most part, they have been in service for nearly five decades.