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25 September

Greece Finalizes Deal to Acquire Two Italian FREMM Frigates

Greece and Italy have signed an agreement to transfer two Italian Navy FREMM frigates to the Hellenic Navy in a deal first outlined in 2025.

24 September

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Rolls Out First Akane Landing Craft

Japan Marine United Corporation has unveiled the initial Akane-class landing craft for the Japan Self-Defense Forces at its shipyard in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

24 September

The UK is demonstrating an anti-submarine warfare system.

Giulia Bernacchi

Voyant Tests Tracking Software With UK Royal Navy Sonar

UK company Voyant demonstrated its tracking software with Thales’ S2087 sonar to improve anti-submarine warfare.

23 September

Rojoef Manuel

Cochin Begins Construction of Indian Navy’s First Next Generation Missile Vessel

New Delhi’s state-owned Cochin Shipyard Limited has laid the keel for the Indian Navy’s initial Next Generation Missile Vessel in Kerala, marking the formal start of construction for the lead ship (BY 531).

23 September

Christine Casimiro

Belgian Navy’s Second City-Class Minehunter Reaches Belgium

The Belgian’s Navy’s Tournai (M941) minehunter vessel has arrived at Zeebrugge in Bruges ahead of its official handover.

23 September

Jodesz Gavilan

L3Harris Wins $139M US Navy Deal for Submarine Imaging Masts

The US Navy has awarded L3Harris $139 million to continue supplying low-profile imaging masts for Virginia- and Columbia-class nuclear submarines.

22 September

Indonesian Navy's first aircraft carrier KRI Sriwijaya (100).

Rojoef Manuel

First Indonesian Carrier Arrives With Heavy Backlash Over Retrofit Cost

Indonesia has taken delivery of its first aircraft carrier, welcoming the former Italian Navy warship ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (C-551) amid domestic debate over the aging vessel’s cost and strategic value.

22 September

Giulia Bernacchi

Spain Names New Submarine Rescue Vessel Poseidón

Navantia has held a naming ceremony for the Spanish Navy’s new underwater intervention and submarine rescue vessel, A-21 Poseidón.

22 September

Devil Ray catamaran-type unmanned surface vessel. Photo: MARTAC

Rojoef Manuel

Florida Boatbuilders Expand Devil Ray Drone Boat Output by 100 a Year

Florida-based boatbuilders Maritime Tactical Systems and SŌLACE Boats have teamed up to boost annual production capacity for the Devil Ray catamaran-type unmanned surface vessel by 100 units.

21 September