NATO Sharpens Readiness in High North Deployment
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) reinforced its operational presence in the High North for the second time this year, conducting activities aimed at enhancing readiness, cooperation, and maritime situational…
USS Santa Barbara Test Fires LUCAS in the Arabian Gulf
Personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet (NAVCENT/C5F) successfully launched a one-way attack drone from a ship at sea for the first time, Dec. 16. The Independence-class…
HMS Formidable Keel Laid
We marked two major milestones on Tuesday at our Rosyth facility in Scotland. As another significant moment was delivered on the Type 31 (T31) program with the keel laid for…
Babcock ARMOR for Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is leading the way in the combined use of autonomous and crewed systems in the Maritime Domain; fundamentally changing the threat calculus of our adversaries. The First…
Austal Australia Awarded Landing Craft Medium Design and Build Contract
Austal Limited is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $1.029 billion Design and Build Contract for Landing Craft Medium (LCM) under the Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) signed…
Babcock ARMOR: Autonomous Ambition on Command
We have unveiled transformational plans to support the UK Royal Navy’s next generation autonomous ambitions. The Royal Navy is leading the way in the combined use of autonomous and crewed…
Hamburg Home From Standing NATO Maritime Group 1
On December 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., FGS Hamburg, under the command of Commander Alexander Timpf, returned to Wilhelmshaven. The frigate was part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1.…
Mexico Launches Sustainable Ocean Plan
Mexico takes a historic step in the protection and sustainable use of its marine heritage with the launch of its Sustainable Ocean Plan (POS), the main national planning instrument that…
Keel Laying Ceremony for ARM Yucatan
The Mexican Navy, through the Secretariat of the Navy, reports that the keel laying ceremony of the OPV2025 “Yucatán” Class Ocean Patrol Vessel was held at the facilities of Naval…