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Brazil prepares two Tupi-class submarines as targets for future SINKEX sinking exercise
The Brazilian Navy is preparing two decommissioned Tupi-class submarines, Timbira (S32) and Tapajó (S33), for use as naval targets in a future SINK...
China Commissions Two New Type 055 Destroyers Assigned to Eastern Theater Command Near Taiwan
On 8 March 2026, Chinese state broadcaster Xinwen Lianbo on China Central Television showed for the first time the Type 055 destroyers Dongguan (Hu...
France Sends Carrier Charles de Gaulle and a Dozen Warships in Largest Naval Deployment to Middle East
France is reinforcing its naval presence across the eastern Mediterranean and nearby strategic waterways after President Emmanuel Macron announced ...
U.S. Navy Deploys MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter Armed with Hellfire Missiles in Operation Epic Fury
On March 7, 2026, newly released U.S. Navy imagery captured an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter conducting flight operations from the deck of the Arleigh ...
Greece to sign deal for up to four FREMM Bergamini frigates with Italy by April 2026
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed that negotiations with Italy for the acquisition of two Italian FREMM Bergamini-class frigates, with...
U.S. Navy may deploy USS Nimitz carrier in Southern Seas 2026 exercise during decommissioning voyage
The U.S. Navy confirmed that the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz could participate in Southern Seas 2026 during its final operational voyage to Norfolk...
U.S. Navy Launches Operation ICE CAMP Boarfish with Two Attack Submarines to Test Arctic Under-Ice Ops
On March 7, 2026, the U.S. Navy officially launched Operation ICE CAMP Boarfish in the Arctic Ocean, with the attack submarines USS Delaware and US...
U.S. Navy Attack Submarines Conduct Multinational Under-Ice Exercise in Arctic
The United States Navy began Operation ICE CAMP Boarfish in the Arctic Ocean on March 7, 2026, sending the fast attack submarines USS Delaware (SSN...
U.S. Navy Deploys Ticonderoga-class Cruiser to Caribbean for Southern Spear Operations
The US Navy has deployed the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie to the Caribbean in support of Operation Southern Spear, a US S...
World's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford enters Red Sea for first time as U.S. expands strikes on Iran
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), entered the Red Sea for the first time on March 7, 2026, after tra...
German Navy Frigate FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen Arrives in Cyprus as Allied Naval Security Presence Expands
On March 8, 2026, the German Navy frigate FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen entered the port of Limassol as Cyprus confronted mounting security tensions link...
UK Prepares HMS Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier for Middle East Deployment Amid US-Israel-Iran Conflict
The United Kingdom has accelerated the operational readiness of its aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, cutting its deployment notice from 10 da...