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January 7, 2025
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Turkey Starts Building Three Domestic Warships

The Turkish Navy has started building three Turkish-made warships: a TF-2000 destroyer, the aircraft carrier MUGEM, and a submarine called MILDEN. To mark the occasion, the Gölcük Shipyard held...

January 3, 2025
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The US Coast Guard Acknowledges a Temporary Polar Icebreaker Ship

A stand-in icebreaker ship has been delivered to the US Coast Guard to aid with the refurbishment of the service’s fleet of polar cutters. The main function of the...

January 2, 2025
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China Reveals a Fighter Jet-Capable Amphibious Assault Ship

The “Sichuan,” the first amphibious assault ship of the Type 076 class, was launched by the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China.The Sichuan is regarded as Beijing’s largest naval...

December 30, 2024
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Oman Purchases Naval Ships From a Thai Shipbuilding Company

As part of its efforts to expand its naval force, Oman’s Ministry of Defense has purchased “several” ships from Bangkok-based shipyard Marsun. The contract, which was signed in Muscat...

December 23, 2024
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The U.S. Navy takes delivery of the future USS Iowa warship.

The U.S. Navy has officially received its latest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), on December 22, 2024. This vessel represents the 12th warship delivered to the...

December 19, 2024
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Turkey’s STM begins construction of three Ada-class corvettes for Malaysia.

Turkish shipbuilder STM has officially begun constructing three Ada-class corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy, as part of a contract signed earlier in June. The launch of production was...

December 18, 2024
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Sweden adds unmanned underwater systems to improve naval mine detection.

Sweden has placed an order with Saab for an undisclosed quantity of AUV62-MR autonomous underwater vehicles, designed for naval mine detection operations. These systems will enhance the Swedish Navy’s...

December 17, 2024
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Saudi Arabia boosts its naval strength with three more corvettes from Spain.

Saudi Arabia has signed a new agreement with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to construct three more Avante 2200 corvettes, building upon an earlier 2022 deal for five vessels. Under the...

December 17, 2024
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Indian Navy Progresses Project-76: Indigenous Submarine Design in Development

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi has confirmed that the ambitious Project-76 is in its initial stages, focusing on the development of a new class of indigenous conventional diesel-electric...

December 16, 2024
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US Navy purchases mine detection and clearance system from Textron.

Textron Systems has been awarded a contract worth up to $106 million by the U.S. Navy for the development and delivery of Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems. The agreement...