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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...

April 9, 2025
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HII’s First Lionfish Underwater Drones Are Accepted by the US Navy

As part of a government contract signed in 2023, HII has provided the US Navy with the first Lionfish small unmanned underwater systems. The tranche includes the first two...

April 8, 2025
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Copperhead is a torpedo-inspired underwater kamikaze drone that Anduril has unveiled.

The Copperhead, a torpedo-style underwater assault drone that Anduril claims will transform undersea warfare with its quick and affordable responses to new threats, was unveiled. The software-defined weapon enables...

April 7, 2025
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The Seabed Sentry, an AI-powered system for detecting submarines, was introduced by Anduril.

To address the shortcomings of existing autonomous underwater sensing systems, which are often isolated and comparatively slow and expensive, defense contractor Anduril has released a mobile, AI-based, undersea sensing...