US Navy's new Atlas floating drydock to launch America’s largest nuclear submarines
On October 10, 2025, Bollinger Shipyards and General Dynamics Electric Boat christened the floating dry dock Atlas in Tampa, Florida, which was cre...
Japan launches sixth Taigei-class submarine JS Sogei amid Indo-Pacific tensions
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on its official X account, completed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, on October 14, 2025, that the si...
Helsing expands into subsea defense with Blue Ocean acquisition and UK resilience factory
Helsing announced on October 8, 2025, that the European defense AI company moved to acquire Blue Ocean, an Australian and UK-based specialist in au...
Sweden shadows Russian Kilo-class submarine in Baltic amid NATO reinforced naval vigilance
The Swedish Navy announced on October 15, 2025, that a Russian submarine transited into the Baltic Sea via the Great Belt and was met in the Katteg...
China to commission new Type 054AG frigate 519 increasing presence in Western Pacific
On October 14, 2025, a picture shared by SomePLAOSINT revealed that China’s Type 054AG frigate 519 has finished hull markings, confirming preparati...
German Navy tests new naval IRIS-T SLM air defense on F125 frigate during Andøya 2025
Diehl Defence announced on October 15, 2025, that the company has fired a navalized demonstrator of its IRIS-T SLM air defense system during the Ge...
How Qatar's DIMDEX 2026 exhibition will turn warship displays into real defense partnerships
At a diplomatic briefing held at the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces base in Umm Al Houl on October 13, 2025, the DIMDEX 2026 Organising Committee outline...
AUSA 2025: Marauder Modular USV Reshapes Distributed Maritime Logistics
At the AUSA annual meeting in Washington, Saronic is pitching a workhorse rather than a showpiece, the Marauder, a 150-foot modular USV that accept...
France launches fabrication of Europe’s largest nuclear aircraft carrier with first K22 reactor units
On September 25, 2025, Naval Group’s Cherbourg shipyard began welding the first steel plate for the confinement enclosures of the PA-NG (Porte-Avio...
UK HMS Agamemnon submarine completes its first underwater dive at BAE Barrow yard
The UK Ministry of Defence announced on October 13, 2025, that HMS Agamemnon, the sixth Astute-class attack submarine, has successfully completed h...
French Frigate Shadowed Russian Submarine Near Brittany During Atlantic Security Patrol
On 9 October 2025, NATO Maritime Command reported that a French Navy frigate was shadowing a Russian submarine operating on the surface off Brittan...
Exclusive: Russian Navy to deploy tethered drones against Ukraine’s kamikaze USVs
On September 16, 2025, the Russian Murmansk Arctic University obtained a patent for a shipborne turret system designed to store, deploy, and operat...