South Korea’s ambition for nuclear-powered submarines received a boost when President Donald Trump announced on 29 October 2025 that the US government had given a
On February 4, 2026, Türkiye’s Anadolu Shipyard announced the launch of the 5th I-class frigate, the future TCG Akdeniz, in the company’s facilities in Istanbul.
On January 19, 2026, Turkish shipbuilding consortium TAIS signed an agreement with Qatar’s Barzan Holdings for two frigates at the DIMDEX 2026 exhibition in Doha,
British shipbuilder Babcock has sold another two Arrowhead 140 frigate design licences to Indonesia, following an initial two that are currently in production locally for
Maritime Operations Group (“MOG”) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (“HHI”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic collaboration to accelerate the development,
On 18 December, Indonesia named and launched its first domestically built Merah Putih (Red White)-class frigate, KRI Balaputradewa (322). This marked a major milestone in
Japan Marine United (JMU) Corporation has launched the fifth Awaji-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The 67
A ship spotter photograph circulating on social media shows ASELSAN’s new CENK 350-N fixed-face AESA radar being fitted on Indonesia’s first Merah Putih-class frigate, currently
On November 30, 2025, Türkiye’s drone manufacturer Baykar announced that the Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned fighter jet successfully engaged and destroyed an aerial target using the
Turkish shipbuilder Dearsan launched the first of two FAC 50 fast attack craft for the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces on November 17, 2025, at its
