Maritime Security & Emergency Response

South China Sea reefs and islands
Naval

China's next South China Sea military base takes shape on Antelope Reef

Reuters
Launch of an SM-6 interceptor
Weaponry

US Navy awards $24b multi-year contract for expanded SM-6 missile production

Will Xavier
The Royal Netherlands Navy De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence frigate HNLMS Evertsen
Naval

Dutch frigate sails for Middle East to host Hormuz mission staff

Alan Bosworth
Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz
Incidents

Three tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz hit by projectiles

Reuters
The Taiwan Coast Guard Administration patrol vessel Hsinchu
Coast Guard

Taiwan is shifting a top naval commander to its coast guard amid China pressure

Reuters
The Royal Australian Navy Huon-class mine countermeasures vessels HMAS Yarra and HMAS Diamantina berthed alongside Port Vila in Vanuatu during Operation Render Safe 26-2
Naval Ships

OPINION | Here we go again: mine countermeasures are Australia's forgotten naval capability

Andy Perry
MSC Hermes III
Incidents

Vietnam evacuates injured sailor from abandoned MSC containership

Alan Bosworth
Filo Jet in 2024
Search and Rescue

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy death toll now at 18 following recovery of additional body near Kyrenia

Gareth Havelock
A Stark 12-metre USV
Unmanned Security Systems

Partnership to develop anti-ship missile and loitering munition fit for USV

Will Xavier
Nuen
Incidents

Fire extinguished aboard fish farm workboat in Norway

Alan Bosworth
TCG Ç-159
Naval Auxiliary/Support

VESSEL REVIEW | TCG C-159 & TCG C-160 – Turkish Navy's newest landing craft for ship-to-shore, ship-to-ship and pier-to-pier transport

Baird Maritime
Austal's shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. Three Evolved Cape-class patrol boats and three smaller Guardian-class patrol boats are moored pierside while a fourth Evolved Cape-class boat is mounted on a slipway.
Security

OPINION | A welcome wildcat? Austal, AUKUS and an ownership mud wrestle

Michael Shoebridge
Battleship Diplomat cover
Naval Ships

BOOK REVIEW | Battleship Diplomat: The Enduring Legacy of the USS Missouri

Dr Neil Baird
US Navy Underwater Construction Team (UTC) 1 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 conduct arctic exercise missions at Thule Air Base in Greenland
Security

Denmark hopes for lasting NATO role in Greenland following US deal

Reuters
The Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute as it nears completion at BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness facilities
Naval

Britain turns to defence contracts to revive its flagging industrial base

Reuters
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (nearest to camera) and another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer underway in the Strait of Hormuz
Security

Trump rejects "desperate" Iranian peace proposal, Tehran insists on terms

Reuters
Scarborough Shoal
Naval

Beijing puts military on display around shoal claimed by Philippines

Reuters
The Pakistan Navy said PNS/M Hangor fired an anti-ship cruise missile in the North Arabian Sea during its first live weapon test.
Weaponry

VIDEO | Pakistan Navy’s Hangor fires anti-ship cruise missile in first live test

Alan Bosworth
HTMS Suriya
Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | HTMS Suriya – Royal Thai Navy buoy tender with hydrographic survey capability

Baird Maritime
Salmon farm in Tasmania
Fishing & Aquaculture

Australian Government releases "sustainable ocean plan" with eight priorities

Gareth Havelock
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