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U.S. Navy Budget Request Leaves Out Next Constellation-Class Frigate
Each year's proposed Navy budget gets a lot of attention for what's in and what's out, but this year has som...
Read More >>Huntington Ingalls Tries Out AI to Fight Schedule Delays
Huntington Ingalls Industries' shipbuilding programs for the U.S. Navy face significant delays, particularly for the...
Read More >>Trump's Finnish Icebreaker Identified as the 32-Year-Old Fennica
When President Donald Trump revealed that he is in negotiations with Finland's president to buy an "old" i...
Read More >>Indian Navy Responds to Fire on Tanker off Oman
A small product tanker making its way from India to Oman issued a distress call reporting an engine room fire. The Indian Navy v...
Read More >>Ukraine May Pursue Sanctions Against Bangladeshi Buyers of Stolen Grain
The government of Ukraine may seek EU sanctions on firms and public officials in Bangladesh for allegedly importing carg...
Read More >>USS Sampson Seizes 3.5 Tonnes of Cocaine off Central or South America
On June 22, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson intercepted a smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific and captured 3.5 ton...
Read More >>Report: China's Investments in the Arctic are Exaggerated
China’s growing presence in the Arctic has been a source of concern in western policy circles, with some viewing i...
Read More >>Iran's Naval Forces Suffered Casualties From Israeli Airstrikes
Iranian naval forces did not escape unscathed in the recent 12-day Israeli aerial assault on Iran which began on June 12...
Read More >>China is Preparing to Counter U.S. Submarine Surveillance System
[By Ryan D. Martinson] While much of the international attention on China’s naval buildup is focused on its rapidly mod...
Read More >>Hegseth Says Renaming USNS Harvey Milk “Takes Politics Out” of Ship Names
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed in a video posted on social media on June 27 that the Navy has renamed the f...
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