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December 31, 2025
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US Navy Takes Delivery of DDG 128 Destroyer

U.S. shipbuilder Ingalls Shipbuilding has delivered the Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy from its Pascagoula, Mississippi facility, marking...

December 29, 2025
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Indonesia Launches Locally Built Arrowhead 140

Indonesia has marked a significant milestone in its naval modernization program with the launch of KRI Balaputradewa-322, the country’s first domestically built Arrowhead 140-class frigate. Constructed at PT PAL...

December 22, 2025
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RAN Orders Two More Evolved Cape-Class Boats

Austal will construct two more Evolved Cape-class patrol vessels for Australia under a new contract valued at A$135 million. The vessels enhance border protection, offshore patrol, and support for...

December 22, 2025
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Austal to Build 18 Landing Craft for Australia

Austal will deliver 18 new Landing Craft Medium platforms to the Australian Army following a major contract award exceeding A$1 billion. The vessels enhance amphibious lift capacity, enabling transport...

December 18, 2025
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Fifth John Lewis-Class Tanker Joins US Fleet

General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered the USNS Lucy Stone, the fifth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, to the US Navy. The vessel will support naval operations by transporting fuel,...

December 12, 2025
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GE Wins LM2500 Engine Orders for US Destroyers

GE Aerospace has secured orders to deliver eight LM2500 marine gas turbines for two future Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, ensuring continued propulsion support for the US Navy’s primary...

December 8, 2025
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Turkey Builds and Debuts First Homegrown Sub

Turkey has begun construction of MILDEN, its first fully indigenous submarine, at Gölcük Shipyard. The effort follows the launch of the TF-2000 destroyer project and forms part of Ankara’s...

December 7, 2025
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Norway Orders Two More 212CD Subs From Germany

Norway has confirmed it will activate its option for two additional Type 212CD submarines from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, raising its planned fleet from four to six boats. The expansion...

December 6, 2025
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UK Navy to Field First Laser Weapon by 2027

The United Kingdom plans to integrate the DragonFire high-energy laser weapon onto its Type 45 destroyers by 2027, positioning itself as the first European state to deploy an operational...

December 4, 2025
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Turkey to Deliver $260M HISAR Corvette to Romania

Romania has finalized a €223-million agreement with Turkey to procure a HISAR-class corvette equipped with training and a full logistics package. The deal supports Romania’s broader modernization program to...