Defense

Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board has approved South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Corporation to increase its direct equity shareholding in Austal

BANGKOK, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Thailand’s military said it was considering blocking fuel exports to Cambodia, as fighting between the two countries

By Yuliia Dysa and Max Hunder KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Russia attacked two Ukrainian ports on Friday, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels including a

KYIV, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s navy accused Russia of deliberately attacking a civilian Turkish vessel carrying sunflower

By Francesca Stevens Dec 13, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US seeks to expand and deepen its defense relationship with Vietnam, according to Washington’s

By Ditas B Lopez Dec 13, 2025(Bloomberg) –The Philippines said Chinese coast guard and maritime militia ships fired water cannons and used

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The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that raised oil prices and is likely to further

In an unprecedented appeal to the private shipping sector, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) asking commercial-vessel

South Korean shipping giant Hanwha Group has teamed up with U.S. defense startup Vatn Systems to develop autonomous underwater drones for the U.S. Navy, the

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper

Austal USA marked a ceremonial milestone in the U.S. Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter program Monday with the keel authentication for

The New Zealand navy's largest ship encountered a Taiwanese warship as it sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait last month, the country's armed forces

The U.S. Navy has awarded defense technology company Saronic a $392 million production contract for autonomous maritime vessels, with nearly $200 million

TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – A Chinese carrier strike group sailing close to Japan kept up intense air operations on Sunday as it sailed into the Pacific

By Kanoko Matsuyama Dec 7, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Chinese and Japanese ties, already frayed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan, came

By Roxana Tiron and Magdalena Del Valle Dec 6, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down on deadly US airstrikes against alleged

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan on Friday announced a major strategic shift in naval shipbuilding, revealing the selection of a design for the Medium Landing

In 1976, welder Phil McClean won “Apprentice of the Year” at Harland and Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was following in the footsteps

General Dynamics NASSCO has joined forces with South Korean shipbuilding leaders Samsung Heavy Industries and longtime partner DSEC Co., Ltd. in a strategic