Saildrone Joins Growing Competition for Navy's Medium-Sized Drone Vessel

Published Apr 20, 2026 9:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

San Francisco-based tech company Saildrone is throwing its hat into the ring for the Navy's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel, the la...

Japan Protests China's Oil and Gas Projects in the East China Sea

Published Apr 20, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan has issued a letter of protest asserting that China is building a "new structure" on the western, Chinese side of the East C...

Published Apr 20, 2026 5:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The governments of India and South Korea announced a broad range of agreements, including support for the development of Indian sh...

Published Apr 20, 2026 3:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pushing ahead with election manifesto promises to strengthen Japan's defense posture. Th...

Published Apr 19, 2026 10:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

The maritime community know the Gulf well. But when mixed in with the political system in Iran, which is sophisticated but opaque...

Published Apr 19, 2026 4:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has fired upon and boarded an inbound Iranian container ship, according to U.S. President Donald Trump. It is the fi...

Published Apr 19, 2026 1:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Particularly in the United States, where the constitution was designed to incorporate checks and balances between the different pa...

Published Apr 18, 2026 11:34 AM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian officials on Saturday reversed the previous statements and once again declared the Strait of Hormuz is closed, along with...

Published Apr 17, 2026 8:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Unlike the French, the United Kingdom has for the most part given up what used to be its empire, retaining only a ceremonial role...

Published Apr 16, 2026 10:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

After considerable pressure from Alaska's congressional delegation, the Coast Guard has decided that the first two of its new Finn...