With a price tag approaching $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion dollars each for the USS Constellation (FFG-62) frigate, Naval News asked RAND and CSIS if
NMESIS, Mistral 3, and other precision weapon systems at Balikatan 2025 reflect an expanded exercise focused on territorial defense and Philippine military modernization. U.S. and
On May 4, 2025, during the Friendship Day event held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, the U.S. Navy publicly unveiled the AIM-174B
German shipbuilder Fassmer Defence revealed their newest patrol vessel at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2025, dubbed the OPV90 Mk II. The name
US Marines knocked down on Sunday two drones using the MADIS short-range air defense system during a drill in Zambales, a province in the northern Philippines facing
Longtime allies the Philippines and United States officially started their annual large-scale military drills amid China’s aggression in the South China Sea. At least 17,000
Lockheed Martin has revealed to Naval News that it is conducting preliminary discussions with Japanese industry regarding the licensed production of the Mk70. Also known
U.S. Marine Corps anti-ship missiles will deploy to the Luzon Strait, a strategic first island chain chokepoint between the Philippines and Taiwan, during Balikatan 2025.
Saronic today announced the acquisition of Gulf Craft, a Louisiana-based shipbuilder, to accelerate its growth into autonomous shipbuilding. Through this acquisition, Saronic gains a strategically
Fincantieri of Italy and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) of Germany have signed an Industrial Collaboration Agreement as part of a broader strategic partnership aimed at
