RAN launches MASU to boost autonomous maritime operations
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has established the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), aiming to advance the adoption and operational use of uncrewed maritime …
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UK official suggests HMS Dragon ‘still available’ for air defence
HMS Dragon docked for maintenance soon after arriving to cover Cyprus, sparking confusion over its readiness The delay and rushed checks …
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How the UK gave away its mine hunting fleet
UK removed its Gulf minehunters with no ready replacement Hormuz crisis: UK lacks MCM ships in region and enough escorts to …
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US Navy commissions guided-missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
The US Navy has commissioned the guided-missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) at Naval Station Norfolk on 11 April 2026. The vessel, classified as an Arleigh …
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US Navy deploys destroyers for mine clearance in Strait of Hormuz
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has stated that its forces began preparations for mine clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz on 11 April 2026. The Arleigh Burke-class …
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US Navy commissions guided-missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
The US Navy has commissioned the guided-missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) at Naval Station Norfolk on 11 April 2026. The vessel, classified as an Arleigh …
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US Navy deploys destroyers for mine clearance in Strait of Hormuz
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has stated that its forces began preparations for mine clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz on 11 April 2026. The Arleigh Burke-class …
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Indian Navy selects Kongsberg waterjets for NGMV fleet propulsion
India has ordered 18 large Kamewa waterjets from Kongsberg Maritime for the Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme. These waterjets will …
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BAE Systems and BMT win support deal for RAN’s Anzac-class frigates
BAE Systems Australia – Maritime and BMT have secured the Anzac-class Designer Support Contract (DSC) to provide ongoing engineering services and sustainment …
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Royal Navy team tests C-ROTV underwater survey system in Denmark
The Royal Navy’s Hydrographic eXploitation Group Teams 5 and 6 have recently carried out the first at-sea trials of a …
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UK admits Russian submarines operated over subsea cables for a month
UK says Russian submarines operated for weeks in its EEZ near undersea cables UK and Norway tracked them with a frigate …
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France orders fifth FDI frigate from Naval Group
The French Government, through its defence procurement and technology agency, has placed an order for a fifth defence and intervention …
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US NRL launches three experimental payloads on STPSat-7 mission
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has deployed three experimental payloads on the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program’s …
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Portugal Navy’s drone-deployment capable vessel launched in Romania
Damen Shipyards Group launched the NRP D. João II, a multi-purpose vessel (MPV) 10720, for the Portuguese Navy at its …
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No consensus on the extent of Middle East ceasefire
The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire today (8 April) with talks starting in Islamabad on Friday …
