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Simon Leek November 18, 2025

Greece Orders Fourth FDI Warship

HMS Prince of Wales launching F-35Bs during Exercise Falcon Strike.

UK-Led Carrier Strike Group Marks FOC Milestone

November 18, 2025
A still from video footage of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre arriving in Panama City ahead of her commissioning ceremony.

Final Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre Commissioned Into US Navy

November 18, 2025
A dummy missile being fired to test the load on the new hatches.

New Hatch System For Anti-Ship Missile On Visby Corvettes

November 17, 2025
Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile, inset, may be integrated onto the Sea Archer USV (main picture) and its larger variant, Longbow.

Sea Archer And Longbow USVs Could Get Cruise Missiles

November 17, 2025
Under way — the Sichuan setting sail from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.

Chinese Navy Amphibious Assault Vessel May Operate As Drone Mothership

November 17, 2025

Feature Articles And Event Reports

NDC 2025 Feature: Not Foam Alone: Managing The Transition Away From Fluoride Foams

MSAR Feature Front cover

MSAR 2025 Feature: Too Many To Save? Challenges Of High North Mass-Rescue Operations

NDC 2025 Feature: Damage Control On Lean-Manned And Autonomous Platforms

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Naval Damage Control 2024 Insights Report

Combined Naval Event 2025 Insights Report

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CNE 2025 Feature: Going Dutch: The Netherlands’ Approach To Maintaining And Building Submarines

Front cover image for the Combined Naval Event 2025 feature titled "Frigates of the future: Specialists or all-rounders?", featuring a modern navy frigate F89 under a bridge, with a focus on future naval technology."

CNE 2025 Feature: Frigates Of The Future: Specialists Or All-Rounders?

Insights Re[port Cover promoting "Navy Tech 2025 Insights Report" event in Helsinki, with naval ships and personnel in various naval technology scenarios.

Navy Tech 2025 Insights Report

Feature Front Cover: 'Navy Tech 2025 Feature' shows naval ships at sea. Includes triangular photo collage of military tech and drones. Tone is innovative and strategic."

NT 2025: Integration And Interoperability: Progress Towards Open Systems Architecture (OSA)

Interviews

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How the Spanish Navy is Harnessing AI and Cyber Defence at Sea

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From Legacy to Future: Belgium’s New Minehunter Fleet Sets Sail

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Securing Europe’s Seas: Belgium’s Modern Minehunter Revolution

Full News List

FDI frigates HS Kimon and French warship Amiral Ronarc'h at sea during trials.

Greece Orders Fourth FDI Warship

November 18, 2025

Greece has signed a contract with Naval Group to acquire a fourth FDI warship for the Hellenic Navy. The deal inked with the defence prime on Friday also covers a

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HMS Prince of Wales launching F-35Bs during Exercise Falcon Strike.

UK-Led Carrier Strike Group Marks FOC Milestone

November 18, 2025

Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales is leading her Carrier Strike Group in preparations for a second Mediterranean NATO-led exercise, Neptune Strike. The aircraft carrier and her air wing

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A still from video footage of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre arriving in Panama City ahead of her commissioning ceremony.

Final Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre Commissioned Into US Navy

November 18, 2025

The US Navy’s newest Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Pierre has set sail for her home port of San Diego following her commissioning in Florida. The trimaran vessel, the 19th

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A dummy missile being fired to test the load on the new hatches.

New Hatch System For Anti-Ship Missile On Visby Corvettes

November 17, 2025

A test of a new hatch system for the anti-ship missiles fielded by the Swedish Navy’s Visby-class corvettes has been declared a success. As per a recent press statement from

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Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile, inset, may be integrated onto the Sea Archer USV (main picture) and its larger variant, Longbow.

Sea Archer And Longbow USVs Could Get Cruise Missiles

November 17, 2025

Leidos is looking at the possibility of arming its Sea Archer and Longbow uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM). As per a recent press statement Leidos

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Under way — the Sichuan setting sail from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.

Chinese Navy Amphibious Assault Vessel May Operate As Drone Mothership

November 17, 2025

Sichuan, the Chinese Navy’s first new-generation amphibious assault ship, has started her first set of sea trials. The PLAN’s new 40,000-tonne-plus warship has been built by China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in

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A computer-generated artist’s impression of how the finished FSS ships will look.

Fleet Solid Support Programme Passes Critical Design Review

November 14, 2025

Construction work on the first Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship for Britain’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) will begin later this year after the programme cleared a key hurdle. As per

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Helicopters from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden have been participating in NATO exercise Playbook Merlin.

NATO Partners Come Together For Baltic ASW Exercise

November 14, 2025

Nine NATO nations have joined forces in the Baltic Sea to practise anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations on Exercise Playbook Merlin 25. Led by NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) and hosted

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Juan Carlos I in the Adriatic Sea in 2023.

Spanish Navy Flagship Set For Sea Trials As Refit Nears Completion

November 14, 2025

Landing helicopter dock (LHD) and Spanish Navy flagship Juan Carlos I is set for sea trials next month with her refit almost complete. The amphibious assault vessel, first commissioned in

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USS Gerald R. Ford pictured transiting the Strait of Gibraltar on November 4

World’s Largest Carrier Arrives In Latin America

November 13, 2025

The world’s largest warship USS Gerald R. Ford has now entered U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, which covers Latin America and the Caribbean. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and her

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