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U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of Last Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship

Published Nov 17, 2025 7:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Navy has commissioned USS Pierre, its very last Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, bringing a challenging...

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NATO Video Shows Devastating Impact of a Heavyweight Torpedo

Published Nov 17, 2025 6:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

  NATO's Allied Joint Force Command has released a rare video of a submarine torpedoing a decommissioned vessel, filme...

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Op-Ed: Bamako Convention Cuts Africa Out of the Ship Recycling Industry

Published Nov 17, 2025 4:47 PM by Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

  As the global commercial fleet approaches the end of its operational life, demand for ship-recycling capacity is project...

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Anduril Plans to Build Unmanned Warships in Seattle

Published Nov 17, 2025 3:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In the latest sign of development from the budding U.S.-Korea shipbuilding partnership, American tech firm Anduril repor...

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Extensive Search Fails to Locate Missing Sailor from UK RFA Support Ship

Published Nov 17, 2025 3:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Royal Navy confirmed late on Sunday, November 16, that an extensive search for a missing sailor from one of the R...

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As USS Ford Arrives, Rubio Lists Venezuelan Cartel as a Terrorist Group

Published Nov 16, 2025 8:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Sunday, coinciding with the arrival of the supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford in the Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco...

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Blue Sword 2025 Shows Limits of Sino-Saudi Naval Cooperation

Published Nov 16, 2025 1:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A 20-day joint exercise between Saudi and Chinese naval special forces has concluded at the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSN...

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Mystery Surrounds Iran's Seizure of Tanker in Gulf of Oman

Published Nov 15, 2025 9:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Mystery still surrounds the seizure by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of the Marshall Island-f...

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Report: USS Ford's Pilots are Studying Up on Venezuelan Air Defenses

Published Nov 14, 2025 11:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford nears the Caribbean, her air wing's pilots are studying up on the capabilities of Ven...

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China's New Catapult-Equipped Amphib Heads Out on Sea Trials

Published Nov 14, 2025 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The PLA Navy's new flat-deck amphibious assault ship Sichuan has departed shipyard for sea trials, barely two years...

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