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Fed Up With Contractor Maintenance, U.S. Navy Pursues "Right to Repair"

Published Jun 11, 2025 9:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

After years of issues with contractor-based equipment maintenance, the U.S. Navy is joining the "right to repair" moveme...

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Yemen's Houthi Rebels Warn of "War" if Iran is Attacked

Published Jun 11, 2025 8:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Yemen's Houthi rebel movement has issued a warning to the United States and Israel that an attack on Iran - an incre...

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Report: Constellation-Class Frigate is Three Years Late, 13% Overweight

Published Jun 11, 2025 7:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Navy's Constellation-class frigate program continues to wrestle with an incomplete functional design, which has delayed...

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GAO: Carrier USS Enterprise Will Be Delayed for Years

Published Jun 11, 2025 7:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

  First-in-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has completed her first full deployment and is gearing up for another, but pro...

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Video: Russia Claims Attack on Ukrainian Base on Black Sea Jackup Rig

Published Jun 11, 2025 7:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Tavrida jackup rig located in the Black Sea near Snake Island is reported to have again come under attack. Purported Russian...

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Pentagon Puts AUKUS Submarine Program Under Review

Published Jun 11, 2025 5:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Pentagon has launched a review of the U.S.-Australia-UK nuclear submarine technology-transfer and purchase agreement...

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Iran Stops Fuel Smugglers as UKMTO Warns Tensions are High in the Region

Published Jun 11, 2025 3:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran’s official news agencies are reporting a further crackdown on fuel smugglers operating in the Gulf saying that it sto...

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U.S. Prosecutes Mexican Fishermen for Poaching Red Snapper off Texas

Published Jun 10, 2025 10:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Four Mexican fishermen who repeatedly crossed over into the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone to fish for snapper have been c...

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For the First Time, Two Chinese Carriers Deploy in the Western Pacific

Published Jun 10, 2025 8:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

  For the first time, China's PLA Navy has dispatched two aircraft carriers simultaneously into the Western Pacific, b...

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French Polynesia Sets Aside 400,000 Square Miles of Ocean for Conservation

Published Jun 10, 2025 4:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Monday, French Polynesia announced the creation of one of the world's largest marine protected areas. The French...

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