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The Swedish Navy’s angular Visby-class stealth corvette is being refitted with a flush, robotic deck hatch that will conceal and deploy a new generation of longer-range Robot 15 anti-ship missiles while keeping the ship’s radar signature extremely low (Picture Source: Swedish MoD) The Swedish Navy’s angular Visby-class stealth corvette is being refitted with a flush, robotic deck hatch that will conceal and deploy a new generation of longer-range Robot 15 anti-ship missiles while keeping the ship’s radar signature extremely low (Picture Source: Swedish MoD)

Swedish Navy Developing Robotic Hatch For Future Anti-Ship Missiles On Visby Corvettes

| Naval News Navy 2025
On 5 November 2025, the Swedish MoD announced that the Navy is developing a new robotic hatch system for its Visby-class corvettes, opening a key c...
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The HTMS Chakri Naruebet remains the only active aircraft carrier worldwide operating solely with helicopters after its Harrier fighter jets were retired in 2006, after years of limited operation caused by spare parts shortages and maintenance difficulties. (Picture source: US Navy) The HTMS Chakri Naruebet remains the only active aircraft carrier worldwide operating solely with helicopters after its Harrier fighter jets were retired in 2006, after years of limited operation caused by spare parts shortages and maintenance difficulties. (Picture source: US Navy)

Thailand selects Thales to modernize the jetless HTMS Chakri Naruebet aircraft carrier

| Naval News Navy 2025
On November 12, 2025, Thales announced a new agreement with Universal Communication Systems Co. Ltd. (UCS) to install a new Integrated Platform Man...
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Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has opened debate on nuclear propulsion for future submarines as Tokyo faces a rapidly shifting regional balance, with China, North Korea, and now South Korea all moving toward nuclear-powered fleets (Picture source: Japanese MoD). Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has opened debate on nuclear propulsion for future submarines as Tokyo faces a rapidly shifting regional balance, with China, North Korea, and now South Korea all moving toward nuclear-powered fleets (Picture source: Japanese MoD).

Will Japan Equip Its Future Submarines with Nuclear Propulsion Like Its Regional Neighbors?

| Naval News Navy 2025
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for an open national debate on whether to adopt nuclear propulsion for the next generation of ...
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Germany’s NVL Group developed the MMPV 90-class, selected by Bulgaria in 2020, as an evolution of its OPV-90, itself derived from the smaller OPV-80 used for Brunei’s Darussalam-class and Australia’s Arafura-class ships. (Picture source: Bulgarian MoD) Germany’s NVL Group developed the MMPV 90-class, selected by Bulgaria in 2020, as an evolution of its OPV-90, itself derived from the smaller OPV-80 used for Brunei’s Darussalam-class and Australia’s Arafura-class ships. (Picture source: Bulgarian MoD)

Bulgaria's first MMPV 90 multi-role frigate Hrabri begins sea trials in the Black Sea

| Naval News Navy 2025
On November 11, 2025, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense announced that the Bulgarian Navy had started testing the Hrabri, its first new 90-meter mu...
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Australia extends combat system support for Collins-class submarines with Raytheon

| Naval News Navy 2025
Australia has renewed Raytheon Australia’s role as combat system manager for the Collins-class submarines, a three-years-and-nine-months extension ...
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Each John Lewis-class replenishment oiler provides underway replenishment of fuel and limited dry cargo to carrier strike groups, amphibious ready groups, and surface forces so they can remain on station without returning to port. (Picture source: US Navy) Each John Lewis-class replenishment oiler provides underway replenishment of fuel and limited dry cargo to carrier strike groups, amphibious ready groups, and surface forces so they can remain on station without returning to port. (Picture source: US Navy)

General Dynamics NASSCO to build more John Lewis-class oilers to keep U.S. aircraft carriers at sea

| Naval News Navy 2025
On November 11, 2025, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has been awarded a $1.7 billion contract by the U.S. Navy t...
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The Trident II D5 is a three-stage, solid-fuel SLBM carrying MIRVs with stellar-inertial guidance and a ~12,000 km range, providing high-precision sea-based nuclear deterrence (Picture source: U.S. Navy). The Trident II D5 is a three-stage, solid-fuel SLBM carrying MIRVs with stellar-inertial guidance and a ~12,000 km range, providing high-precision sea-based nuclear deterrence (Picture source: U.S. Navy).

U.S. and UK Navies to Begin Trident II D5 Submarine-Launched Missile Modernization in 2026

| Naval News Navy 2025
The U.S. Navy and UK Royal Navy will launch the Trident II D5 Increment 8 modernization in October 2026, updating shipboard navigation systems acro...
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As a Diamond Sponsor of DIMDEX 2026, Fincantieri secures premium exposure among senior defence-industry decision-makers, gains VIP access to meetings and private discussions, and associates itself with one of the Gulf region’s most influential maritime defence events. (Picture source: DIMDEX) As a Diamond Sponsor of DIMDEX 2026, Fincantieri secures premium exposure among senior defence-industry decision-makers, gains VIP access to meetings and private discussions, and associates itself with one of the Gulf region’s most influential maritime defence events. (Picture source: DIMDEX)

Fincantieri becomes Diamond Sponsor of Qatar’s DIMDEX 2026 naval defense exhibition

| Naval News Navy 2025
The Organising Committee of DIMDEX 2026 announced on 11 November 2025 in Doha that Fincantieri will serve as the event’s Diamond Sponsor. The exhib...
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Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to develop a new generation of anti-ship missiles, equipped with AI-powered warheads, that will communicate mid-flight with decoys and jammers to coordinate attacks against enemy ships. (Picture source: Army Recognition) Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to develop a new generation of anti-ship missiles, equipped with AI-powered warheads, that will communicate mid-flight with decoys and jammers to coordinate attacks against enemy ships. (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Japan studies AI-powered anti-ship missiles that think together during flight

| Naval News Navy 2025
As reported by the Yomiuri Shimbun on November 11, 2025, Japan’s Defense Ministry has outlined a program to test cooperative artificial intelligenc...
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The Rajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel traces its origins to the Philippine Navy’s Horizon 2 modernization phase launched in 2018, which authorized the acquisition of six next-generation offshore patrol ships to replace aging World War II-era vessels. (Picture source: Youtube/서각 이유충 합판 그림 조각가) The Rajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel traces its origins to the Philippine Navy’s Horizon 2 modernization phase launched in 2018, which authorized the acquisition of six next-generation offshore patrol ships to replace aging World War II-era vessels. (Picture source: Youtube/서각 이유충 합판 그림 조각가)

Philippine Navy’s new offshore patrol vessel BRP Rajah Sulayman begins sea trials off South Korea

| Naval News Navy 2025
On November 9, 2025, 서각 이유충 합판 그림 조각가 shared footage showing the future BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20) conducting initial sea trials off the South Kore...
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As production scales and field trials will likely follow this revelation, we can expect the amphibious HQ-13 to be deployed within the PLA Navy Marine Corps and potentially within amphibious combined-arms brigades. (Picture source: X/Sugar_wsnbn and Weibo) As production scales and field trials will likely follow this revelation, we can expect the amphibious HQ-13 to be deployed within the PLA Navy Marine Corps and potentially within amphibious combined-arms brigades. (Picture source: X/Sugar_wsnbn and Weibo)

China develops amphibious HQ-13 air defence system for potential Taiwan invasion

| Naval News Navy 2025
On November 9, 2025, Sugar_wsnbn revealed that China has developed an amphibious short-range air defense system, which merges the missile launcher ...
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Suspected narco-trafficking vessels operated by designated terrorist groups seen transiting a known smuggling corridor in the Eastern Pacific shortly before being targeted in U.S. military strikes authorized by President Trump on November 9, 2025. Suspected narco-trafficking vessels operated by designated terrorist groups seen transiting a known smuggling corridor in the Eastern Pacific shortly before being targeted in U.S. military strikes authorized by President Trump on November 9, 2025.

U.S. Conducts Two More Lethal Strikes on Drug-Smuggling Boats in Eastern Pacific

| Naval News Navy 2025
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated on November 10, 2025, that the U.S. had launched two lethal strikes the day before against vessels suspec...
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