NATO DIANA Unveils 10 New Challenges
On Monday (2 June 2025), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) launched ten new challenges aimed at finding the next generation of dual-use deep technologies to help…
Oman Navy’s Sail Training Vessel Shabab Oman II Completes Refit
Damen has completed an extensive maintenance program on the Royal Navy of Oman’s Sail Training Vessel Shabab Oman II. The work provides the Tall Ship with upgrades and prepares her…
Norway Settles Helge Ingstad Dispute With Navantia
Official announcement The Norwegian Ministry of Defence and Navantia have agreed to settle the dispute between the parties about the Helge Ingstad frigate. Simultaneously, the parties have entered into an…
Arctic Institute: Who is an Expert on Greenland?
By Gabriella Gricius Arctic Institute Trump’s 2019 and 2024 efforts to obtain Greenland for the United States were a double shock to the Arctic community. For many, it was reminiscent…
Commandant Ducuing in Ajaccio
The high seas patrol vessel (PHM) Commander Ducuing made a final stopover in Ajaccio, its sponsor city, on its return from the Corymbe mission in which it had been engaged…
BALTOPS 2025 Announcement
From June 5 to 20, the 54th major maritime exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) will take place in the Baltic Sea. This year, approximately 50 ships and boats, more than 25…
Scrapping of CVN 65 Enterprise Announcement
NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services LLC, Vernon, Vermont, is awarded a $536,749,731 firm-fixed-price contract (N00024-25-C-4135) for the dismantling, recycling, and disposal of Ex-Enterprise (CVN 65). Under this contract CVN 65 will…