The Royal Australian Navy formally commissioned the first of the new Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) on 28 June 2025. The ceremony was held at HMAS Stirling in Fremantle (Western… Continue reading "The Royal Australian Navy Commissioned HMAS Arafura"
According to announcements made by the Polish Ministry of Defense and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a Russian tanker ship was detected on May 20, carrying out “suspicious maneuvers” near… Continue reading "Polish Aircraft Intercept Russian Tanker Near Undersea Cable"
‘Arnala’, the first of the eight ASW SWCs (Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft), indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian… Continue reading "Indian Navy Received Arnala, the First of Eight Anti-submarine Warfare Shallow Water Boats"
Türkiye continues to expand its bilateral cooperation with the Maldives to establish a political and military presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In this context, Ankara, which exported Bayraktar… Continue reading "Türkiye Donates TCG Volkan Fast Attack Craft to the Maldives Coast Guard"
On April 24, Chinese state media reported that the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) landed officers on Sandy Cay reef. “The China Coast Guard enforced maritime management and exercised sovereign jurisdiction,”… Continue reading "Chinese Coast Guard Lands Officers on Reef Near Philippine Military Outpost in South China Sea"
The United States of America has transferred two Island-class patrol boats to Tunisia, which it considers one of its key non-NATO allies, under its Excess Defense Articles program. The handover… Continue reading "Tunisia Receives Two Island-Class Patrol Boats from the United States During USS Mount Whitney Visit"
The Latvian and Lithuanian Ministries of Defence have signed a contract with the Finnish company Marine Alutech Oy Ab for the procurement of combat boats to be developed on the… Continue reading "Lithuania and Latvia Order Watercat M18 Armored Modular Craft from Marine Alutech"
On January 17, the Croatian Navy (Hrvatska ratna mornarica) took delivery of the second Omis-class patrol vessel “OOB-32 Umag“ at a ceremony at the “Admiral flote Sveto Letica-Barba” barracks in… Continue reading "Croatian Navy Takes Delivery of OOB-32 Umag Patrol Vessel"
The second MMPV for the Bulgarian Navy was launched successfully at the MTG Dolphin Shipyard on December 12, 2024. Both multipurpose modular patrol vessels are being built in Varna under… Continue reading "Bulgarian Navy’s Second Multipurpose Patrol Vessel ‘Smeli’ Launched"
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in a meeting on 3 September, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capital acquisition proposals worth ₹1,44,716 crore ($17.23 billion). The Ministry of Defence… Continue reading "India Approves 10 Military Projects Worth Over $17 Billion"