Maritime Security

US uses attack sea drones against Iran for the first time

U.S. Central Command struck dozens of targets across Iran on Sunday using one-way attack sea drones for...

USS Tucson fast-attack submarine relocates to Guam

The fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) slid into Apra Harbor on July 10, swapping its old...

Russia moves to shield warships from Ukrainian drone strikes

Russia has begun arming its large surface warships with new electronic warfare systems in an apparent attempt...

U.S. Marines test-fire their new air defense system

U.S. Marines on a remote Pacific island just proved they can shoot down cruise missiles using a...

U.S. Navy wants fast fix for the F-35B’s sludge problem

The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division posted a sources sought notice on July 9 seeking...

U.S. Navy’s “doomsday plane” isn’t retiring anytime soon

If nuclear war ever broke out and every ground-based command center went dark, a fleet of aging...

Pentagon opens a new round in its hypersonic weapons race

The Pentagon just opened the door for private companies to pitch prototype hypersonic weapons capable of flying...

Kongsberg secures $50M for U.S. Marine Corps’ ship-killing missile program

The U.S. Navy awarded Norwegian defense manufacturer Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace a contract modification worth roughly $50.3...

Second Virginia-class sub may carry next-gen sonar array

The U.S. Navy released photos showing divers entering Dry Dock 2 as the attack submarine USS Illinois...

British drone boat firm raises $175M at $1B valuation

A British firm building uncrewed patrol boats for NATO navies just crossed the billion-dollar valuation mark, with...

U.S. Navy buys drone boats modeled on drug smuggler design

The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command awarded ReconCraft LLC, a boatbuilder based in Anchorage, Alaska, a $24.96...

U.S. Navy funds a robotic submarine built to secretly lay mines

A torpedo-tube-launched robot built to secretly plant mines from American submarines just got another $14 million push...

World’s first uncrewed boat airdrop just tested in the UK

An uncrewed patrol boat just fell out of an airplane at 1,300 feet and splashed down ready...

Canada picks Germany to build its next submarine fleet

Canada's navy currently has four submarines and, on a good day, exactly one of them can put...

China fires submarine nuclear missile into Pacific

A Chinese Navy submarine fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, and Tokyo...

Turkey joins rare club with new anti-ship ballistic missile

Turkish defense manufacturer Roketsan conducted a live-fire test of its TAYFUN Block-3 ballistic missile, striking a free-moving,...

Ukraine reveals its secret coastal defense systems for the first time

Ukraine has publicly shown off a truck-mounted missile launcher it received in secret four years ago and...

Japan built its 10th Mogami-class frigate in record time

A warship that needs less than half the crew of Japan's older destroyers has joined the fleet,...
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