Naval News Navy 2025
Austal USA starts building second Stage 2 Offshore Patrol Cutter to help US Coast Guard protect Arctic routes
On August 6, 2025, Austal USA began construction of the Icarus (WMSM 920), the second Stage 2 Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) for the United States Co...
Fujian aircraft carrier approaches commissioning as China demonstrates catapult launch capability
China continues to advance its naval transformation at a steady pace, as shown by the recent broadcast of an official documentary on CCTV approved ...
Chile launches ambitious naval policy to build a fully domestic fleet by 2030
Chile has taken a key step in its maritime industrial strategy. On Monday, August 4, 2025, the board of the Corporación de Fomento de la Producción...
French UHSI32 MkII Unmanned Interceptor Vessel Validated for Littoral Strike Missions
According to information published by CMN Naval at the end of July, 2025, a new live sea demonstration of the UHSI32 MkII unmanned high-speed inter...
U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Boosts Maritime Surveillance to Counter China in Indo-Pacific
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense and official sources on August 4, 2025, the P-8A Poseidon, manufactured by Boe...
Modernized TCG Orucreis Frigate to Support Turkish Blue Homeland Naval Doctrine
According to information published on August 4, 2025, the Turkish Navy’s Barbaros-class frigate TCG Oruçreis (F-245) has officially rejoined the fl...
China Deploys his new Type 094 Nuclear Submarine to Reinforce Global Sea Domination
According to information published by China Central Television on August 1, 2025, Chinese state media has aired a rare footage of a nuclear-armed b...
US Navy Enhances Undersea Strike Capabilities with New Propulsion System for Future MK 54 Torpedo
On August 1, 2025, L3Harris Technologies announced that it had reached a critical milestone in the development of the next generation of lightweigh...
Italian Navy strengthens anti-submarine forces with delivery of tenth FREMM-class frigate Emilio Bianchi
On July 31, 2025, Fincantiera announced that, during a ceremony held on the same day at the Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano, La Spezia, the Italia...
Australia Nears Strategic Frigate Deal: Why the Japan-Germany Choice Matters
The Albanese government is close to making its most consequential defence decision since taking office in 2022, as it prepares to select the builde...
US Navy Expands Arleigh Burke Program with New DDG 51 Contract to Strengthen Fleet Readiness
On July 31, 2025, the U.S. Navy confirmed the award of a new contract to General Dynamics Bath Iron Works for the construction of an additional Arl...
Australia's second Arafura-class Offshore Patrol HMAS Eyre completes sea trials for future patrol missions
On July 25, 2025, the Australian company Civmec announced that the HMAS Eyre (OPV 204), the second vessel of the Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vess...