Asia-Pacific
Malaysia: first LCS delayed again, delivery now April 2027 and without its NSM anti-ship missiles
Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin told parliament on October 7 that the first Littoral Combat Ship will be…
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Navy
Navies, warships, submarines, frigates and maritime security.
Cyprus
Cyprus: Study to greatly upgrade the Mari naval base so it can host large warships
Cyprus’s Ministry of Defence has awarded a year-long study to expand the Evangelos Florakis naval base at Mari…
Air Force
Çekirge in Hürriyet: Turkish warships for “12 countries”, an aircraft carrier in 2027 and Oruç Reis as “proof” against Greece and Israel
Hürriyet columnist Fatih Çekirge devoted his October 11 Sunday column to Turkish naval power, from corvette exports to…
Analysis
Analysis: the Bergamini frigates, why the Hellenic Navy wanted them so urgently and what they change against the Turkish fleet [video]
Analysis: The Hellenic Navy’s official programme on the Bergamini and Fasan FREMM frigates. What kind of ships they…
Cyprus
HMS Dragon returns to Portsmouth after 214 days, from defending the Cyprus bases to the Arabian Sea
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon returned to Portsmouth on Friday, October 9, after 214 days away. Her…
Air Force
X-BAT: US and company commitments to Shield AI’s unmanned fighter reach $400 million
The US Navy has added $150 million to its existing agreement for the X-BAT, Shield AI’s AI-piloted vertical-takeoff…
Middle East & North Africa
USS Abraham Lincoln: 450 Tomahawks and 3,693 sorties in the Iran war, homecoming after a record stretch at sea
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group launched 450 Tomahawk cruise missiles…
Analysis
Analysis: Aster 30 B1NT, Europe’s new anti-ballistic missile, and what it means for Greece’s FDI frigates
Analysis: The Aster 30 B1NT is the new version of Europe’s Aster 30 missile, designed to intercept ballistic…
Analysis
Analysis: KSS-III, the Korean submarine with vertical launch cells offered to Greece by Hanwha and HD Hyundai
Analysis: Hanwha Ocean has proposed four KSS-III Batch II submarines to the Hellenic Navy, built jointly in Greece…
Defense Industry
Germany: MEKO A-200 DEU frigate programme grows to eight ships as four more are approved from TKMS
The Bundestag’s Budget Committee approved four more MEKO A-200 DEU frigates from TKMS on October 8, exercising the…
Europe
France: First submarine launch of the M51.3 ballistic missile, fired by Le Vigilant off Brittany
The French ballistic missile submarine Le Vigilant fired an M51.3 strategic missile without a nuclear warhead off Finistère…
Balkans
Black Sea: Ship carrying Ukrainian grain sinks in Romania’s EEZ with two dead; Zelenskyy blames Russian drone strike
A cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain sank in Romania’s EEZ after a fire, leaving two dead and eleven…