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The National Security Council views with serious concern China’s recent launch of an unarmed, intercontinental-range ballistic missile from a submarine into the South Pacific. China may call the launch “routine,”…
The Philippines will be getting five newly retired Abukuma class destroyers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), boosting its naval capabilities, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro…
The Minister of National Defense signed, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Ankara, the Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Romania, the Government of…
The Indian Navy is set to commission its sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, Mahendragiri (F38), at Visakhapatnam on 11 Jul 2026. Named after the majestic Mahendragiri mountain range in…
(AV-13: displacement 13,635; length 540’5″; beam 69’3″; draft 22’3″; speed 19.2 knots; complement 684; armament 4 5-inch, 20 40-millimeter, 20 20-millimeter; class Currituck) A sound near Sitka, Alaska. Puget Sound…
Eleven European countries and Canada have decided to cooperate more closely on security in the North Atlantic, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea. This decision was announced at the NATO…
We, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered in Ankara to reaffirm our ironclad commitment to our collective defense under Article 5 of the…
The United Kingdom (UK) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands reaffirm the enduring strength of their defense partnership and their shared commitment to the security of the Euro-Atlantic area. The…
Canada has decided to procure the same type of submarines as Norway and Germany. Canada’s participation in the German-Norwegian submarine program will strengthen NATO’s overall defense capabilities in the north…
Mr. Jeffrey G. Lantz – a naval architect, marine engineer and former United States Coast Guard captain with more than 50 years of maritime experience – has been selected as…