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November 26, 2025
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Saab Unveils First-Ever Fifth-Gen Battle Submarine

Swedish defense company Saab is promoting its Blekinge-class A26 submarine, calling it the world’s first fifth-generation battle submarine. The platform represents Saab’s most advanced undersea design to date, engineered...

November 25, 2025
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HII Hands Over 25th Virginia-Class Sub to US Navy

The US Navy has officially taken delivery of the USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), marking the arrival of the 25th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine and the 12th such vessel produced by...

November 25, 2025
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UK, Indonesia Seal $5.2B Deal to Bolster Maritime Security

The UK and Indonesia have agreed to launch a new Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) that will enable Indonesia to build naval and fishing vessels using British shipbuilding expertise. The...

November 19, 2025
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Turkey Starts Building Portugal’s First Naval Vessel

Turkey has officially begun steel cutting for the first military vessel it will export to Portugal, marking a significant milestone in growing defense cooperation between Ankara and Lisbon. The...

November 19, 2025
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Greece Orders New FDI Frigate From Naval Group

Greece has finalized a new agreement with French shipbuilder Naval Group to procure an additional Defense and Intervention Frigate (FDI) for the Hellenic Navy. The contract includes the construction...

November 17, 2025
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Italy and Albania Start New Naval Shipbuilding Partnership

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Albania’s state-owned defense firm KAYO have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture dedicated to building and maintaining naval vessels in Albania....

November 17, 2025
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Thales, Navantia Unite on Major Upgrade for Thai Navy Fleet

Thales and Navantia have launched their first joint initiative in Thailand, partnering to support a major upgrade of the Royal Thai Navy’s fleet. Under the modernization program, Thales will...

November 13, 2025
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Japan Gets Fifth Miyako Patrol Ship

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems has officially delivered the fifth Miyako-class large patrol vessel, JCG Goto (PL-205), to the Japan Coast Guard at its Tamano shipyard in Okayama Prefecture....

November 13, 2025
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Japan Coast Guard Adds Fifth Miyako Patrol Ship From MHI

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems has officially delivered the JCG Goto (PL-205), the fifth Miyako-class large patrol vessel, to the Japan Coast Guard in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture. The handover...

November 13, 2025
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Bulgaria’s First Modular Patrol Ship Starts Sea Trials

German shipbuilder Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL) has begun sea trials for Bulgaria’s first Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessel (MMPV), marking a major milestone in the country’s naval modernization program. The...