Naval News Navy 2025
Breaking News: British Navy HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group Begins Operation HIGHMAST to Secure Indo-Pacific
The United Kingdom is set to launch Operation HIGHMAST, a major multinational deployment led by the British Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Princ...
Italian Navy to equip FREMM-class frigates with US-made ScanEagle UAVs to enhance intelligence mission capabilities
On April 1, 2025, the Italian Ministry of Defense authorized a new contractual action to acquire an additional U.S.-made MQ-27 ScanEagle unmanned a...
Exclusive Analysis: Chinese Missiles Threaten U.S. Aircraft Carriers in the Next Era of Naval Warfare
The strategic balance in the Pacific Ocean is being reshaped not by the number of aircraft carriers or submarines but by a growing arsenal of long-...
South Korea offers to build five Aegis destroyers per year to help the US counter China at sea
As reported by Chosun on March 18, 2025, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) hosted a handover ceremony at its Ulsan headquarters fo...
New Zealand confirms replacement of entire fleet of SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopters
The 2025 Defence Capability Plan, released by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence on April 7, outlines the forthcoming replacement of the Royal New...
Former Italian Cassiopea-class patrol vessel Libra becomes Albania’s strongest naval ship
On April 8, 2025, at the port of Durrës, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the formal launch of bilateral naval cooperation with Italy, ma...
UK projects naval power in Indo-Pacific with HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier
The UK Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, that aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) will depart from Portsmouth on Apri...
Breaking News | Japan to test a new variant of electromagnetic railgun on JS Asuka experimental ship
During a port tour on April 9, 2025, Twitter user モリジュン (Morijun) posted several images taken at a Japanese naval base, possibly Yokosuka, showing ...
Turkish company Aselsan completes world’s most extensive MEKO-class frigate upgrade on TCG Oruçreis
On April 9, 2025, the Turkish company Aselsan completed the temporary acceptance of the Barbaros-class frigates mid-life upgrade (Barbaros-MLU) pro...
New frigate BRP Miguel Malvar strengthens Philippine Navy's deterrence and regional cooperation at sea
On April 8, 2025, the Philippine Navy officially welcomed its newest combat vessel, the future frigate BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG06), during an arrival...
Taiwan starts deploying HF-2 and HF-3 anti-ship missiles in response to China's largest naval exercise
As reported by Liberty Times on April 4, 2025, the Taiwanese Navy deployed Hsiung Feng II (HF-2) and Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) anti-ship missiles to m...
French Navy’s BRF Jacques Stosskopf begins sea trials to validate its logistical and operational capabilities
The Force Supply Ship (BRF) Jacques Stosskopf, the second unit in a series built for the French Navy under the “Flotte Logistique” (FLOTLOG) progra...