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Jan- 2024 -

10 January

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Australia Taps BAE Systems to Upgrade Anzac Frigate Firepower

The Australian government has awarded BAE Systems a contract to upgrade the firepower of its Anzac-class frigates.

2 January

Sea

A 3D rendering of the Coastal Motor Transport and Lighthouse Servicing (MTC/MTF) ship. The image shows some of the major components of the vessel: the hull painted mostly in gray except for the bottom part which is red, the heavy machinery cranes colored in yellow, and the shipping containers on the dock colored orange.

Juster Domingo

Italy Taps Shipbuilder T. Mariotti for Two New Auxiliary Ships

Italy's Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with shipbuilder T. Mariotti to construct two new ships for auxiliary maritime operations.

2 January

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

US Destroyer Shoots Down Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen

An American destroyer shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen as it responded to a call for help from a container ship that was hit in a separate strike.

Dec- 2023 -

26 December

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

UK to Divert Warship to Guyana as Tensions Flare With Venezuela

Britain said it will divert a Royal Navy warship to waters off Guyana, after a long-simmering territorial dispute between the South American ally and Venezuela recently flared again.

21 December

Sea

The Indian Air Force (IAF)'s newest air defense missile system has passed a series of test fires at Air Force Station Suryalanka. The locally-developed Surface-to-Air Missile for Assured Retaliation (SAMAR) An outline of a ship can be seen on the horizon sailing in calm waters as the sun begins to set. The sky is covered in dark blue clouds, and small pockets of light make the sun's golden rays shine down in the background. The water is dark blue.

Juster Domingo

Netherlands to Spend Up to $274 Million on Seabed Surveillance

The Netherlands will allocate up to $274 million to protect cables and pipelines resting on its coastal seabed.

21 December

Sea

Joe Saballa

South Korea to Develop AI-Based Naval Mine Detection System

South Korea’s Hanwha Systems is looking to enhance the country’s naval mine detection capability by developing a new system that leverages artificial intelligence.

11 December

Europe

Russia's new Krasnoyarsk nuclear submarine

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Unveils Two New Nuclear Submarines

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to reinforce Russia's "military-naval might" as he attended the inauguration of two nuclear submarines.

11 December

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Approves $300M Torpedo Sale for German P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

The US has approved the potential sale of Mk-54 lightweight torpedoes to Germany for integration into the country’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

Nov- 2023 -

30 November

Americas

Joe Saballa

Canadian Navy Readiness in ‘Critical State’: Commander

A high-ranking official of the Royal Canadian Navy has released a staggering assessment of his own fleet, saying its readiness is now in a “critical state.”

29 November

Middle East