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May 26, 2025
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French Company to Supply Philippine Coast Guard With 40 Patrol Craft

“The Philippines has reached an agreement with French ship manufacturer OCEA for the delivery of 40 rapid patrol boats (FPBs) to its coast guard. According to the agreement, the...

May 15, 2025
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Netherlands to Receive 785 Military Logistics Trucks From Iveco

The Netherlands has awarded Italian manufacturer Iveco Defence Vehicles a contract to supply 785 military logistic trucks and related support. Under the deal, the Dutch military will receive 8×8...

May 13, 2025
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AUKUS Taps H&B Defence for Nuclear Submarine Support

Arms company H&B Defence has been selected to identify Australian companies that can support the supply chain for the country’s submarine and aircraft carrier program with the UK and...

May 7, 2025
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India Tests Advanced Naval Mine as Region Hurtles Toward War

The Indian Navy and the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) have test-fired an indigenous underwater sea mine. The Multi-Influence Ground Mine was created to improve the navy’s...

May 6, 2025
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Peru, S. Korea to Jointly Develop Lima’s New Submarine

As part of Peru’s larger maritime modernization plan, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea has struck a deal with SIMA, Peru’s state-owned shipbuilder, to collaborate on the development...

April 28, 2025
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Drones can now identify submarines thanks to new Chinese technology.

According to Chinese researchers, they have created a submarine detection system that can be mounted on a drone and used in the ocean’s “blind zones.”

April 26, 2025
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A New Destroyer Is Introduced in North Korea

At a launch event, North Korea showed off a new warship that it claims is a destroyer with the “most powerful weapons.” The unveiling occurred around a month after...

April 18, 2025
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The Philippine Navy will get a submarine from a partnership between TKMS and Fincantieri.

European shipbuilders Fincantieri and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) have signed an industrial cooperation agreement to offer submarine capabilities to the Philippine Navy. As part of the deal under Manila’s...

April 10, 2025
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The ‘Iowa,’ the 24th Virginia-Class submarine in the US Navy, is put into service.

At Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, the US Navy has commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast attack submarine. In January, the USS Iowa (SSN 797) was delivered...

April 9, 2025
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From Finland, Lithuania purchases two multipurpose assault boats.

From Finnish manufacturer Marine Alutech Oy Ab, Lithuania has agreed to purchase two multi-purpose assault boats. With a contract value of 22 million euros ($24 million), the transaction was...