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SECNAV Unveils New U.S. Frigate Program Based on USCG Cutter

Published Dec 19, 2025 12:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Three weeks after announcing that they were canceling the Constellation-class frigate program, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan a...

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U.S. Navy Test-Launches an Iranian Drone Clone From a Ship's Helideck

Published Dec 18, 2025 11:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran has perfected the high-volume, low-cost suicide drone with the Shahed-136, a small piston-engined one way attack drone used b...

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Report: White House Solicits U.S. Oil Firms' Interest in Venezuelan Assets

Published Dec 18, 2025 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

After the U.S. Coast Guard seized a sanctioned tanker carrying Venezuelan crude off Trinidad last week, the regime of Venezuelan d...

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Second Seafarer Arrested in Ferry Malware Case

Published Dec 18, 2025 3:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Italian police have arrested a second Latvian suspect in connection with an attempted malware attack aboard a Mediterranean ferry,...

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Venezuela Dispatches its Navy to Escort Tankers Past U.S. "Blockade"

Published Dec 17, 2025 9:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

In defiance of the Trump administration's "blockade" of sanctioned tanker traffic to Venezuela's crude export terminals, Venezuela...

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EMSA Selects Airbus Drone to Enhance Maritime Surveillance Operations

Published Dec 17, 2025 7:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Airbus has been awarded a €30 million ($35 million) framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to provide Re...

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GAO: Five Years After Bonhomme Richard, Navy Still Lagging on Fire Safety

Published Dec 17, 2025 6:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Five years after the destruction of the amphib USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, the Navy is still falling short on fire preventi...

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Trump Orders Partial Blockade of Venezuela's Oil Exports

Published Dec 16, 2025 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump declared a naval blockade on all sanctioned tankers transiting to and from Venezuela. The decla...

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50-Year-Old Carrier USS Nimitz Returns to Home Port for the Last Time

Published Dec 16, 2025 8:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy's oldest aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, has returned to her home port in Bremerton, Washington for the last time. The...

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Severe Weather Disrupts Shipping in the North Atlantic

Published Dec 16, 2025 4:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

A severe, rapidly-intensifying storm is forcing ships to divert southwards to avoid serious conditions. A massive low of just 938...

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