Germany's Navy is On Track to Put Laser Weapon in Series Production

Published Jul 9, 2026 3:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

The German military is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the development of a real-world laser weapons system for shipb...

Ukraine Raises Tanker Tally to 35 Struck in 96 Hours and Two In Black Sea

Published Jul 9, 2026 1:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine is continuing its fierce pace of drone attacks, reporting it has now struck a total of 35 vessels in the Sea of Azov over...

Published Jul 8, 2026 10:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

As Japan and the Philippines prepare to formally settle the small overlap between their respective exclusive economic zones, China...

Published Jul 8, 2026 6:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Late Wednesday, U.S. Central Command announced that it is launching more airstrikes against targets in Iran, hoping to blunt the I...

Published Jul 8, 2026 2:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Commanders from Ukraine’s drone forces are reporting that they have now struck a total of 21 vessels in the Sea of Azov over the p...

Published Jul 7, 2026 11:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. and Iran have traded another round of retaliatory strikes in their ongoing contest over the control of the Strait of Horm...

Published Jul 7, 2026 12:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine continues to elevate its level of attacks, with the latest reported attacks concentrating on Crimea and the fuel supplied...

Published Jul 6, 2026 9:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, a Russian maritime patrol aircraft made a close pass by a Royal Navy aircraft carrier and dropped large numbers of sono...

Published Jul 6, 2026 7:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

American private equity firm Advent has exited its investment in British subsea acoustic sensing company Ultra Maritime, selling t...

Published Jul 6, 2026 5:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

In an extremely rapid procurement process for such a high-value contract, Canada appears to have opted for the German-designed Typ...