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Australian Government Approves Strategic Defense Shipbuilding Deal with Austal
The Australian Government has approved a Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) with Austal Limited that establishes the company’s new subsidiary, Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia, as the Commonwealth’s strategic shipbuilder for Tier...

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Russian and Chinese Navies Practice Destroying ‘Enemy Submarine’, Days After Trump Move
The Russian and Chinese navies have practiced hunting and destroying an enemy submarine in the Sea of Japan, Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had moved two U.S. nuclear subs closer to Russia.

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Mike Schuler
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Australia Selects Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Mogami-Class for Future Frigate Fleet
The Australian Government has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ upgraded Mogami-class frigate as the preferred platform for the Royal Australian Navy’s future fleet of general purpose frigates, accelerating the delivery of...

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Mike Schuler
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Seaspan Advances Canadian Coast Guard’s Multi-Purpose Icebreaker Program, Eyes U.S. Contract
Seaspan Shipyards has completed a critical milestone in the Canadian Coast Guard’s ambitious Multi-Purpose Icebreakers (MPI) program, successfully concluding the Functional Design Review Meeting for the first six vessels in...
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Mike Schuler
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Bollinger Shipyards Secures Full Funding for Troubled Polar Security Cutter Program
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program has reached a pivotal milestone with the recent enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which provides $4.3 billion for...

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Bloomberg
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Japan’s Defense Ambitions Boosted by Australia Navy Frigate Deal
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won a multi-billion dollar deal to build a fleet of advanced naval frigates for Australia, boosting Tokyo’s ambitions to become a major exporter of military equipment and develop its defense sector.

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Mike Schuler
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U.S. Navy Launches Program to Revolutionize Unmanned Surface Fleet
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Navy has issued a solicitation seeking industry input for its new Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) program. The initiative calls for industry partners to submit...

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Philippines, India Hold First Joint Sail in South China Sea
The Philippine and Indian navies have sailed together for the first time in the South China Sea, officials said on Monday, as President Ferdinand Marcos left Manila for New Delhi for a state visit.

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Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved After Russian ‘Provocative Statements’
By Phil Stewart, Jonathan Landay and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “the...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
MARAD Awards $6.2 Billion in Contracts to Strengthen U.S. Strategic Sealift Capability
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has taken a significant step to enhance America’s military sealift capabilities by awarding $6.2 billion in contracts to manage its Ready Reserve Force (RRF) fleet....

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Malte Humpert
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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Chinese Icebreaker ‘Xue Long 2’ on American Continental Shelf off Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard has responded to Chinese activity on the extended U.S. Continental Shelf (ECS) approximately 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik, Alaska. The service dispatched a Coast Guard C-130J Hercules from the Air Station Kodiak around 1100 nautical miles to the south.

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Reuters
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Russia’s Lone Aircraft Carrier Likely to be Scrapped or Sold, Says Shipbuilding Chief
Russia's only aircraft carrier, the 40-year-old Admiral Kuznetsov, is likely to be sold or scrapped, the chairman of Russia's state shipbuilding corporation told the Kommersant newspaper in comments published on Friday.