Author: SeaWaves Magazine

Finland will contribute to NATO’s peacetime maritime activities in 2027. In its plenary session on 29 January 2026, the Finnish Government endorsed a report, presented by Minister of Defense Antti…

By Rachel Butler Arctic Institute Russia is increasingly deploying information influence operations to target independence movements in Greenland and Scotland as part of a broader effort to weaken NATO’s strategic…

Inocea announced February 18th, the signing of an agreement to acquire the United Kingdom’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment ships Wave Knight and Wave Ruler, two of the most capable fast…

On January 22, 2026, Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) and partners, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Royal IHC, held a keel laying ceremony for the ongoing construction of the…

USS Pinckney (DDG 91) departed Singapore, Feb. 4, after a port visit in support of a ship repair and maintenance exercise. Ship repair and maintenance exercises are routinely conducted to…

By Lt. Matthew Cox, Commander, Task Force 77 The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 26 1JA off the coast of Japan in…

Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Fleet Adm. C. W. Nimitz (3) Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Vice Admiral J. H.…

Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has celebrated 30 years as a regional leader in advanced naval shipbuilding. The 30th anniversary was marked with a celebration held at ADSB’s shipyard in…

The US Coast Guard announced February 11th that it has completed the award of contracts for 11 Arctic Security Cutters, fulfilling President Trump’s directive to rapidly expand America’s icebreaker fleet.…

As part of her operational readiness course (MECO), which takes place from 19 January to 2 February 2026, surveillance frigate (FS) Prairial and the overseas support and assistance vessel (BSAOM)…