P-8A Poseidon: In Service Worldwide
A few months after the official launch in November 2025, the German Navy is deployed worldwide with the new P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft. In February and March 2026, for…
USCGC Munro Returns After Seizing 10 Tons of Cocaine
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to homeport in Alameda March 1 following a historic 119-day multi-mission deployment spanning more than 26,000 miles from the Eastern Pacific Ocean…
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Undocks USS North Dakota (SSN 784)
Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) was safely undocked Feb. 26, marking a significant milestone in its maintenance and modernization availability. North Dakota has undergone repairs, structural inspections,…
New Capability Allows Ships to Fight Small Drones
In 2025, FMV, in collaboration with the Swedish Armed Forces and Saab, has been working on upgrading the sensor on the Visby corvette to be able to combat very small…
US Coast Guard Accepts Fast Response Cutter Named for 9/11 Hero
The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 62nd Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162), in Key West. Vincent Danz is the fourth FRC to be homeported to…
Blue Water Autonomy Introduces Liberty Class USV
Blue Water Autonomy, a Boston-based technology and shipbuilding company, today announced details of its first vessel, the Liberty Class. Liberty is a 190-foot steel autonomous ship with a range of…
URF Back on Alert After Extensive Modifications
The submarine rescue vessel URF is now back on standby after extensive modification and maintenance work. FMV has handed over the craft to the Swedish Armed Forces after implemented measures…
NATO Demonstrates Undersea Dominance in Exercise Dynamic Manta 26
Allied forces will deploy across the Mediterranean Sea from 23 February to 6 March, for NATO’s annual Exercise Dynamic Manta 26. This exercise is a key maritime activity designed to…
Ship 016 Quang Trung Departs for Australia’s Kakadu 2026
Ship 016 – Quang Trung of Brigade 162, Naval Region 4, departed from Cam Ranh Naval Base February 23 for Sydney, to take part in the International Fleet Review marking…
FMV Orders Anti-Aircraft Automatic Guns With Radar
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed an agreement with Rheinmetall for the order of 30×173 SeaSnake 30 caliber anti-aircraft guns and Hensoldt, which supplies associated radar systems of…