Singapore has announced the acquisition of three Gulfstream G550-MSA maritime patrol aircraft as part of its defense budget estimated at $18.4 billion for 2026, in a move aimed at expanding maritime domain awareness and early warning capabilities in the strategic environment surrounding the city-state.
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Norway expands its 212CD submarine fleet and strengthens strategic presence in the Arctic
The Norwegian government has approved the purchase of two additional Project 212CD submarines, increasing the number of units planned for the Royal Norwegian Navy from four to six.
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After seizure, images show U.S. Coast Guard vessel escorting tanker Bella I
The United States government announced on January 7 the seizure of the tanker M/V Bella I, also identified as Marinera, for violations of U.S. sanctions.
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Ecuador incorporates the largest warship in its history into the Navy
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense reported that, on January 2, the patrol vessel KCG 3001, of the Tae Pyung Yang type, arrived in the country. The ship was acquired from the South Korean Coast Guard to strengthen the Ecuadorian Navy.
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Video: Helicopter operation leads to the seizure of the ship Fitburg in the Baltic Sea
Finland’s Border Guard released a video showing the boarding and seizure of the cargo ship Fitburg, carried out after the vessel was identified as a suspect in damaging a submarine telecommunications cable belonging to the company Elisa.
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U.S. Navy launches first attack drone from a ship at sea
The United States Navy conducted, for the first time, the launch of a one-way attack drone from a warship during operations at sea.
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WASS signs the largest contract in its history for the supply of torpedoes to the Indian Navy
The company Fincantieri, through its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems, has secured a highly significant contract with the Indian Navy for the supply of Black Shark Advanced (BSA) heavyweight torpedoes, which will be integrated into the six Scorpène-class submarines currently in service with the Indian fleet.
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Indonesia Receives Its Most Advanced Warship: Fincantieri Delivers the Powerful KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321
Fincantieri today held, at its Muggiano shipyard (La Spezia), the delivery ceremony of the MPCS (Multipurpose Combat Ship/PPA) KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321 to the Indonesian Navy.
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Japan launches the final Mogami-class frigate and concludes the largest postwar naval program
In Japan, an official naming and launching ceremony was held at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki to mark the entry into the water of JS Yoshii, the 12th and final Mogami-class frigate (FFM).
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Presents New Mine Countermeasures Vessel JS Kerama in Yokohama
On December 18, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force held the naming and launching ceremony of its new mine countermeasures vessel JS Kerama at the facilities of Japan Marine United (JMU) in Tsurumi, Yokohama.
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Video: U.S. Coast Guard intercepts second sanctioned tanker near Venezuela
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released this week a video lasting more than seven minutes showing the boarding and seizure of the supertanker M/T CENTURIES, flying the Panamanian flag and owned by a Chinese company, carried out in international waters in the southern Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela.
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Video: Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in unprecedented operation in the Mediterranean Sea
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out, for the first time, an attack against a tanker from the so-called Russian shadow fleet in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
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