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Thursday, November 20, 2025
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Defense

Chinese Research Ships, US Military Active in North Pacific, Monitor Shows

Five Chinese research vessels, including ships used for space and missile tracking and underwater mapping, were active in the northwest Pacific last month, as

November 20, 2025
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
An image of the Russian spy ship Yantar which is operating off the northern coast of Scotland, is shown on a screen during Defence Secretary John Healey's speech on how the UK's defence industry is delivering growth and national renewal across the UK, at No 9 Downing Street in central London. Picture date: Wednesday November 19, 2025
Defense

UK Says ‘Military Options Ready’ as Russian ship Uses Lasers Against RAF Pilots

British defense minister John Healey said on Wednesday that "military options" are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat, after the vessel

November 19, 2025
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
NATO torpedo demonstration screenshot
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Watch: Norwegian Submarine Destroys Decommissioned Frigate in Arctic Warfare Exercise

NATO has released dramatic footage from Exercise Aegir 25, showing the Norwegian submarine KNM Uthaug firing a torpedo that destroyed the decommissioned

November 18, 2025
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The USS Pierre (LCS 38) departs St. Andrew Bay Nov. 17, 2025, after commissioning in Panama City
Defense

Navy Commissions Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship as Troubled Program Winds Down

The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Pierre (LCS 38), the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship, on Friday in Panama City, Florida, marking the

November 18, 2025
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Monday, November 17, 2025
The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
Defense

USS Gerald R. Ford Arrives to Caribbean in Major Counter-Narcotics Operation

The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group entered the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, marking a significant escalation in U.S. military operations against

November 17, 2025
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Sunday, November 16, 2025
Venezuela military, militias deploy to 'battlefronts', Maduro says.
Defense

Pentagon Says It Struck Another Suspected Drug Boat In Pacific, Killing Three

By Joseph Tanfani Nov 16 (Reuters) – The United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday,

November 16, 2025
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Saturday, November 15, 2025
China Coast Guard vessel No. 31239 sails in the East China Sea near the disputed isles known as Senkaku isles in Japan and Diaoyu islands in China
Defense

China Coast Guard Ship Formation Sails Through Japan-Administered Senkaku Islands

BEIJING, Nov 16 (Reuters) – A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a

November 15, 2025
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Ukraine Claims Strike On Oil Refinery In Russia
Defense

Ukraine Claims Strike On Oil Refinery In Russia

By Bloomberg News Nov 15, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine’s General Staff claimed a strike on Rosneft PJSC’s refinery in Ryazan, one of the largest in

November 15, 2025
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Friday, November 14, 2025
Babcock Yard Shed
Defense

UK Lobbying Poland to Buy Swedish Submarines, Sources Say

 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is lobbying Poland to award a multi-billion-euro submarine purchase contract to Swedish defence group

November 14, 2025
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A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point monitors a Russian military vessel, south of Oahu, Hawaii
Defense

Coast Guard Monitors Russian Intelligence Vessel Near Hawaii as Foreign Naval Activity Intensifies

The U.S. Coast Guard detected and monitored a Russian military intelligence vessel operating approximately 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on October 29,

November 14, 2025
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CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk
Defense

Seaspan Delivers Largest Science Vessel to Canadian Coast Guard Under National Shipbuilding Strategy

Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has officially delivered the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Naalak Nappaaluk, marking a significant milestone in

November 14, 2025
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Thursday, November 13, 2025
A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point monitors a Russian military vessel, south of Oahu, Hawaii
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US Coast Guard Responds to Russian Military Ship Near Waters Off Oahu

Nov 13 (Reuters) - The United States Coast Guard detected a Russian military ship on October 29 approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Oahu, near U.S.

November 13, 2025
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Rubio Dismisses Criticism of U.S. Caribbean Strikes at G7 Meeting
Defense

Rubio Dismisses Criticism of U.S. Caribbean Strikes at G7 Meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday pushed back against criticism from some U.S. allies over the legality of the U.S. strikes in the Caribbean,

November 12, 2025
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Saturday, November 8, 2025
Touchdown of new Poseidon P-8A reconnaissance aircraft in Berlin
Defense

Germany Mulls Expanding Order For Submarine-Hunting Planes

By Michael Nienaber Nov 7, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Germany may buy four additional Boeing Co. P-8A Poseidon submarine-hunting planes, according to people

November 8, 2025
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Friday, November 7, 2025
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City rescued five individuals from a life raft after their sailboat, Magic Bus, began taking on water 260 nautical miles offshore Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Defense

Navy Carrier Helps Coast Guard Save Five Sailors Far Offshore Cape Hatteras

The U.S. Coast Guard successfully rescued five people Thursday after their sailing vessel began taking on water approximately 260 nautical miles offshore Cape

November 7, 2025
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
China’s Third Aircraft Carrier, the Fujian, Enters Service
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China’s Third Aircraft Carrier, the Fujian, Enters Service

China has commissioned its first indigenously designed aircraft carrier after months of sea trials, and named it the Fujian, after the province facing Taiwan

November 6, 2025
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Coast Guard’s Historic Cocaine Seizures Overshadowed By Deadly U.S. Airstrikes
Defense

Coast Guard’s Historic Cocaine Seizures Overshadowed By Deadly U.S. Airstrikes

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a record-breaking 510,000 pounds of cocaine seized during fiscal year 2025, marking the largest interdiction haul in the

November 6, 2025
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Coast Guard Launches Dual-Track RFIs to Modernize Domestic Icebreaker Fleet
Defense

Coast Guard Launches Dual-Track RFIs to Modernize Domestic Icebreaker Fleet

Coast Guard Issues Dual RFI for Rapid-Build Domestic Icebreakers The U.S. Coast Guard has issued two parallel Requests for Information targeting a

November 5, 2025
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) transits the Puget Sound en route to the Arctic region, June 19, 2025
Defense

USCGC Healy Returns from 129-Day Arctic Patrol

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) returned to its Seattle home port following a 129-day Arctic patrol that underscored growing strategic competition

November 4, 2025
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Monday, November 3, 2025
jones act container ship
Defense

Coast Guard Grants Temporary Relief to Mariners as Shutdown Paralyzes Credentialing

National Maritime Center remains closed as government shutdown approaches record length The U.S. Coast Guard has extended merchant mariner credentials and

November 3, 2025
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