On September 1, 2025, Turkish Sefine Shipyard launched the 4th I-class frigate, the future TCG İçel (F-518) with a ceremony held in Yalova. The ceremony
On August 28, 2025, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) announced that they struck Russian Project 21631 Buyan-M class corvette in the Sea of Azov,
Construction of the Finnish Navy’s third Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette began on August 26 2025 with the traditional steel cutting ceremony. Finnish Armed Forces press release
On August 15, 2025, the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) commissioned the CGS Dharumavantha, a Doğan-class fast attack craft donated by Türkiye. Previously known as
On July 25, 2025, the Colombian COTECMAR Shipyard launched the country’s first indigenously designed and built Ocean Patrol Vessel, the future “ARC 24 de Julio”,
During IDEF 2025 in Istanbul, Naval News spoke with Hayrettin Karabudak, C4ISR Hardware Engineering Group Manager at HAVELSAN, about the development and operational role of
At IDEF 2025, Naval News interviewed with Ahmet Berat İlhan, Subject Matter Expert in C2 and Defence Technologies at HAVELSAN, to discuss the company’s 4th
Turkish naval solutions provider STM unveiled the final design of the National Fast Attack Craft (FAC) during the IDEF 2025 defense industry exhibition, held in
At IDEF 2025 exhibition in Istanbul, Turkish defence industry’s biggest companies showcased 4 unmanned surface vessels with new payload configuration in Ataköy Marina. Turkish defence
On July 18, 2025, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) released the first official footage of No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) USX-1 Defiant unmanned surface vessel
