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November 4, 2025
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US Coast Guard Gets 61st Sentinel Cutter

The U.S. Coast Guard has taken delivery of its 61st Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) from Bollinger Shipyards, underscoring steady progress in modernizing the nation’s near-shore patrol fleet. Christened...

November 4, 2025
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Belgium Commissions City-Class Minehunter ‘Oostende’

Belgium has commissioned the Oostende (M940), its first City-class mine countermeasures vessel, marking a defining moment in the country’s naval renewal program with the Netherlands. The delivery at Zeebrugge...

November 3, 2025
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Hyundai, SIMA to Co-Develop Submarines for Peru

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Peru’s SIMA shipyard have entered a strategic cooperation agreement to co-develop and build new submarines for the Peruvian Navy. Both parties expect to sign...

November 2, 2025
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Manila, Ottawa Sign Visiting Forces Agreement

The Philippines has formalized a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Canada, marking a significant expansion of defense cooperation as tensions with China intensify in the South China Sea. The...

October 30, 2025
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Agile Defense to Modernize US Navy IT Systems

Agile Defense has won a key subcontract under Savvee Consulting’s $44-million US Navy program to upgrade and secure the Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) global IT network. The five-and-a-half-year initiative...

October 28, 2025
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Hyundai-HII Collaboration Set to Strengthen US Shipbuilding

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a new agreement to cooperate on commercial and defense shipbuilding, expanding overall US naval production capacity. The...

October 26, 2025
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Pakistan Expands Naval Reach with Advanced Hovercraft Systems

In a significant boost to its coastal defense and amphibious operations, Pakistan has inducted three 2400 TD hovercraft into its Marines. These advanced platforms expand operational reach across the...

October 21, 2025
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Korea’s Hyundai Eyes Greek Submarine Project

Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea has officially submitted its submarine designs in competition for the Hellenic Navy’s multibillion-euro naval modernization initiative targeting fleet enhancement and advanced maritime capabilities....

October 21, 2025
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France Accepts FDI Frigate ‘Amiral Ronarc’h’

Naval Group officially handed over the French Navy’s firstFrégate de Défense et d’Interventionclass frigate,Amiral Ronarc’h(D660), at the port of Brest, marking a major step in renewing France’s surface combatant...

October 16, 2025
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Hanwha Reveals AI-Controlled Surface Warship Design

Thales has unveiled a next-generation lightweight AESA radar tailored for UAVs and light fighter aircraft, enhancing their sensor capability without compromising payload capacity. The radar incorporates GaN-based transmit-receive modules...