Naval News Navy 2026
Türkiye’s ASELSAN Unveils TUFAN Naval Drone Built for the Swarm Warfare Reshaping Western Navies
ASELSAN unveiled the TUFAN unmanned surface vehicle for the first time at SAHA 2026 in Istanbul, a move that highlights Türkiye’s accelerating push...
STM's YAKTU Kamkaze Unmanned Surface Vehicle Positions Türkiye as NATO’s New Swarm Strike Power at Sea
STM has unveiled the new STM YAKTU Kamikaze Unmanned Surface Vehicle at SAHA Expo 2026 in Istanbul, introducing a high-speed autonomous strike craf...
Project Freedom Reveals How US Destroyers Would Protect Hormuz Shipping From Iranian Drones and Missiles
U.S. Central Command’s Project Freedom has ended as an active ship-movement operation, but its short execution around the Strait of Hormuz offers a...
Türkiye Introduces THUNDERBOLT 40 mm Naval Gun Adding New Layer to NATO Close In Defense
Türkiye’s Ermaksan has unveiled the THUNDERBOLT 40/70 T twin-barrel naval gun, a 40 mm-class system built to strengthen close-in defense against mi...
U.S. Navy USS Gerald R. Ford Departs Middle East as Carrier Rotation Sustains Deterrence Against Iran
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has exited the Middle East after transiting the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean, ending its frontline role in U.S...
US Navy deploys USS Tripoli to execute flight operations during Project Freedom against Iran
The U.S. Navy has positioned the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli forward of the Strait of Hormuz to conduct sustained flight operations in supp...
U.S. Navy Deploys Aegis Destroyers to Defeat Iranian Missile Drone Attacks in Hormuz
U.S. Navy destroyers USS Truxtun and USS Mason forced their way into the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz under coordinated Iranian missil...
US Apache and Seahawk Helicopters Repel Iranian Fast Boat Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache and U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopters destroyed six Iranian fast-attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4 after they ...
US launches Operation Project Freedom to break Iranian blockade in Strait of Hormuz
The United States has launched Operation Project Freedom to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Iran effectively shut down one of the world’s most cr...
U.S. Marines Airlift NMESIS Missile System to Philippines to Secure Luzon Strait Near Taiwan
U.S. Marine Corps and Philippine forces deployed the NMESIS coastal anti-ship system to Batanes during Exercise Balikatan 2026, positioning an unma...
U.S. Army tests Rampage USV in the Philippines to improve intelligence during coastal operations
U.S. Army forces deployed a small Rampage unmanned surface vessel during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines, demonstrating how low-cost aut...
U.S. Textron Arms CUSV Drone Boat With BRAWLR Launcher To Extend Fleet Air Defense Coverage At Sea
Textron Systems has armed its CUSV unmanned surface vessel with Sierra Nevada Corporation’s BRAWLR air defense launcher during the FLEX 2026 exerci...