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25 August

Rendering of the Canadian Cost Guard's Polar Class 3 icebreaker vessel. Photo: Chantier Davie

Rojoef Manuel

Canada Awards Historic $8B Deal for Six Polar Class 3 Icebreakers

Quebec-based Chantier Davie has received an $8.1-billion contract to build six new Polar Class 3 icebreaker vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard.

25 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

FNSS Builds New Amphibious Vehicle to Power Manned-Unmanned Teaming Ops

Turkish firm FNSS is aiming to protect crews from the most dangerous phase of amphibious assaults with the İ-ZAHA multi-purpose unmanned modular amphibious vehicle.

25 August

Rendering of Hunter Class frigate at sea.

Christine Casimiro

BAE Systems Lays Keel for Royal Australian Navy’s First Hunter-Class Frigate

BAE Systems Maritime Australia has laid the keel for the Royal Australian Navy’s first Hunter-class frigate at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.

24 August

The LCU 1710, the lead US Navy 1700-class landing craft utlity. Photo: Austal USA

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Delivers Lead LCU 1700 Landing Boat to US Navy

The US Navy has taken delivery of its first 1700-class landing craft utility vessel from Austal USA under a framework signed in 2023.

21 August

A Geomdoksuri Patrol Killer Experimental-B (PKX-B) Batch-II patrol vessel

Rojoef Manuel

S. Korea Bolsters Maritime Border Protection With New ‘Golden Eagle’ Patrol Boat

The Republic of Korea Navy has accepted a new Chamsuri-II-class vessel as part of the Batch-II cluster under Seoul’s Geomdoksuri Patrol Killer Experimental-B program.

21 August

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerome Duhan, 97th Communications Squadron network administrator, inserts a hard drive into a retina server inside the 97th network control center Jan. 24, 2014. The 97th Air Mobility Wing is scheduled to undergo its first phase three Command Cyber Readiness Inspection during the week of Jan. 27, 2014. Base members can assist by removing their common access cards from the computer the moment they walk away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Orders Shipboard Servers From One Stop Systems

One Stop Systems has signed a $1.3-million contract to supply the US Navy with ruggedized high-speed data recorders for shipboard integration.

21 August

The Squire seaglider drone. Photo: REGENT

Rojoef Manuel

REGENT’s Squire Seaglider Tests Electronic Warfare Payloads in US Drills

Rhode Island defense manufacturer REGENT has tested its Squire seaglider drone during the 13-day Silent Swarm US military exercise at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan.

21 August

The RAY and FOG unmanned surface vessels. Photo: NEWT21

Rojoef Manuel

Latvian Firm Advances Battle-Tested USVs to Serial Production

Latvian defense company NEWT21 completed an EU-backed project to transition its FOG and RAY unmanned surface vessels from prototype status to full serial production.

20 August

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 5, 2025) – President Donald J. Trump addresses nearly 15,000 Sailors from Norfolk-based commands and guests during an All Hands Call at Pier 14, alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 5, 2025. The All Hands Call at Naval Station Norfolk is one of many events taking place throughout the country to showcase the men and women who proudly serve in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson W. Branch)

Rojoef Manuel

Trump Eyes Foreign Warship Production to Resolve US Navy Fleet Backlogs

US President Donald Trump has issued a memorandum authorizing foreign shipbuilders to construct US Navy vessels overseas, attempting to clear severe domestic production backlogs and accelerate fleet expansion.

20 August