Defense

Stay ahead with the latest maritime defense news, covering naval operations, defense contracts, and national security measures. Explore how these developments shape geopolitics, impact global trade, and ensure the safety of shipping lanes and maritime assets worldwide.


Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Coast Guard Icebreaker ‘Storis’ To Achieve Initial Operating Readiness by August 2025
Defense

Coast Guard Icebreaker ‘Storis’ To Achieve Initial Operating Readiness by August 2025

The U.S. Coast Guard’s new icebreaker Storis appears on track for its first Arctic patrol during the summer of 2025. The vessel is currently undergoing

March 25, 2025
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Boeing, Northrop Grumman Await US Navy Next-Generation Fighter Contract This Week, Sources Say
Defense

Boeing, Northrop Grumman Await US Navy Next-Generation Fighter Contract This Week, Sources Say

The U.S. Navy is expected to announce this week who will build its next-generation carrier-based stealth fighter - a program worth hundreds of billions over

March 25, 2025
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Monday, March 24, 2025
U.S. Navy Dispatches Second Destroyer to Patrol ‘Southern Border’
Defense

U.S. Navy Dispatches Second Destroyer to Patrol ‘Southern Border’

Following last week’s deployment of the USS Gravely to the southern border, the U.S. Navy announced the departure of another Arleigh Burke-class

March 24, 2025
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Indian Navy destroyer underway in Arabian sea
Defense

India to Hold Naval Drills With African Nations to Counter China

India will hold naval drills with several African nations, the first maritime exercise of this kind, as it tries to counter China’s assertive presence in the

March 24, 2025
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Australia to Speed Up $1 billion in Defense Spending, Including AUKUS Submarine Base and Frigates
Defense

Australia to Speed Up $1 billion in Defense Spending, Including AUKUS Submarine Base and Frigates

Australia will bring forward A$1 billion in defence spending in Tuesday's federal budget to boost its military capability, including guided weapons

March 24, 2025
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Friday, March 21, 2025
Crew members from USCGC Stone (WMSL-758) stand at parade rest in front of interdicted narcotics at Port Everglades
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Offloads Over $500 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana from Eastern Pacific Seizures

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone has completed a major drug interdiction operation in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, offloading approximately 45,600 pounds of

March 21, 2025
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
USNS John Lewis Completes First Fleet Replenishment Operation Off Southern California
Defense

USNS John Lewis Completes First Fleet Replenishment Operation Off Southern California

The Military Sealift Command’s newest fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) achieved a significant milestone by completing its first

March 19, 2025
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Photos: Royal Navy Shadows Russian Task Force Carrying Cargo from Syria
Defense

Photos: Royal Navy Shadows Russian Task Force Carrying Cargo from Syria

The Royal Navy, along with NATO allies, conducted a coordinated operation to monitor a Russian naval task group transporting cargo from Syria through UK

March 19, 2025
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The U.S. Navy replenishment vessel USNS Wally Schirra sets sail after successful MRO project
Defense

Hanwha Ocean Completes Landmark U.S. Navy Ship Maintenance, Marking First Korean Shipyard Contract

In a significant milestone for South Korea’s maritime industry, Hanwha Ocean has successfully completed maintenance and overhaul work on the Military

March 19, 2025
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Korean Giant Hanwha Acquires Austal Stake in Latest Push to Reshape U.S. Shipbuilding
Defense

Korean Giant Hanwha Acquires Austal Stake in Latest Push to Reshape U.S. Shipbuilding

Shares of Australian shipbuilder Austal Ltd. climbed after a unit of Hanwha Aerospace Co. became a substantial shareholder of the US Navy contractor, as South

March 18, 2025
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u.s. coast guard
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard’s HOMEPORT System Outage Enters Third Week, Disrupting Maritime Operations Nationwide

Public access to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Homeport platform (https://homeport.uscg.mil), a vital maritime industry infrastructure, has been completely

March 18, 2025
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Monday, March 17, 2025
U.S. Navy Destroyer Joins Coast Guard’s Maritime Border Security Mission
Defense

U.S. Navy Destroyer Joins Coast Guard’s Maritime Border Security Mission

The U.S. Coast Guard has dramatically expanded its presence along America’s southern maritime border, deploying the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS

March 17, 2025
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Sunday, March 16, 2025
Maritime shipping and naval choke points map.
Navy

Chokepoints Are The Focus Of A New Cold War

How the Slow Strangulation of Global Trade Became the Defining Battle of a New Cold War By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In 1883, Alfred Thayer Mahan laid out

March 16, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Defense

US Will Keep Hitting Houthis Until Shipping Attacks Stop, Hegseth Says

By Phil Stewart, Mohammed Ghobari and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, March 16 (Reuters) – The United States will keep attacking

March 16, 2025
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USS Minnesota at the HMAS Stirling in Rockingham
Defense

US Starts To Build Submarine Presence On Strategic Australian Coast Under AUKUS

By Kirsty Needham PERTH, March 16 (Reuters) – In the control room of the American USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust

March 16, 2025
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Saturday, March 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Defense

Trump Launches Large-Scale Strikes On Yemen’s Houthis, At Least 24 Killed

By Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes

March 15, 2025
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Donald-Trump-Aboard-Navy-Ship-USS Gerald Ford
Merchant Marine

Trump Vows to Crush the Houthi Threat and Protect American Ships

The Suez Canal is effectively closed. Not officially, of course, many Russian shadow fleet and Chinese crewed ships are sailing through. But if you’re a U.S.

March 15, 2025
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
ADM Linda Fagan, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, speaks with cadets during a visit to the Coast Guard Academy, in New London, Feb 28, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Defense

Coast Guard Academy’s Sexual Assault Scandal Deepens as More Victims File Claims

Seven new Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) administrative complaints have been filed today against the U.S. Coast Guard on behalf of sexual assault survivors who

March 13, 2025
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Gerald R. Ford carrier group underway
Defense

US Navy Shipbuilding Called Too Slow and Costly as Trump Vows Change

The US Navy keeps falling short in shipbuilding, with costs too high and deliveries too slow, the service’s acting acquisition chief said in written

March 11, 2025
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Monday, March 10, 2025
Photo from social media showing flames aboard the US flagged oil tanker Stena Immaculate
Incidents

US-Flagged Oil Tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ In Flames Off UK After Collision

Off the East Yorkshire coast, a grave incident is unfolding where the U.S.-flagged oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate loaded with jet fuel, a ship

March 10, 2025
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