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Finland Detains General Cargo Ship Suspected of Damaging Subsea Cables

Published Dec 31, 2025 11:30 AM by The Maritime Executive

Finnish authorities moved quickly to find and detain a vessel suspected of damaging subsea telecommunications cables running betwe...

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China Conducts Live-Fire Exercises in Taiwan Strait

Published Dec 30, 2025 9:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, China's military continued a series of large-scale live fire exercises around Taiwan, demonstrating its high-volume ro...

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Russia, China and Iran Join Naval Exercises off South Africa

Published Dec 29, 2025 11:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Naval contingents from Russia, China and Iran are converging in South Africa in anticipation of the start of Exercise Mosi-3 in ea...

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China's Navy Conducts Final Test of Ship-Launched Hypersonic Missile

Published Dec 29, 2025 10:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Sunday, Chinese state media unveiled the final test launch of a new maneuvering hypersonic missile from a multirole destroyer....

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U.S. Counter-Smuggling Operation Hits its First Land Target

Published Dec 29, 2025 8:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. military has repeatedly attacked suspected drug-smuggling boats in international waters off South and Central America ove...

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U.S. Awards Contracts for Six Arctic Cutters to Rauma Marine and Bollinger

Published Dec 29, 2025 6:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has entered into the first six construction contracts for the new class of medium polar icebreakers envisione...

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French Navy Intercepts $142M of Illicit Drugs During Arabian Sea Patrols

Published Dec 29, 2025 5:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two French Navy frigates, operating as part of the Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, one of five Combined Maritime Forces operating i...

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China Launches Massive Naval Drill Simulating Blockade of Taiwan

Published Dec 29, 2025 4:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Chinese military has launched a sweeping exercise simulating an assault and blockade of the island of Taiwan, a forceful respo...

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Video: Ukraine’s USV Barracuda Damages Russian Patrol Boat in River Attack

Published Dec 29, 2025 12:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukrainian marines have reportedly adapted their USV Barracuda attack boat to expand inland operations. They recently released a vi...

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NOAA: Higher Temps and Less Ice in a Changing Arctic

Published Dec 28, 2025 10:58 PM by The Conversation

[By Matthew Druckenmiller, Rick Thoman and Twila Moon] The Arctic is transforming faster and with more far-reaching consequences t...

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