Navy News
Taiwan to Deploy U.S. Harpoon Missile Batteries in 2026 to Deter Chinese Invasion
Focus Taiwan (English version of the Central News Agency) displayed on October 20, 2025, that the Republic of China Navy confirmed its first shipme...
UK's new Astraea nuclear warhead to equip future Dreadnought submarines in the 2030s
On October 20, 2025, British Defence Minister Luke Pollard confirmed that Project Astraea, the United Kingdom’s next-generation nuclear warhead pro...
Japan’s upgraded Mogami-class frigate wins New Zealand interest after Australian deal
According to Kyodo News on October 20, 2025, Japan and New Zealand held high-level defense talks in Tokyo to examine the upgraded Mogami-class frig...
Ukraine Presents New Generation of Sea Baby Naval Drones to Sustain Pressure in the Black Sea
On October 22, 2025, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) unveiled a new generation of its Sea Baby unmanned surface vessels, marking a significant adv...
British Navy Marks Historic First for NATO as HMS Duncan Destroyer Shadows Russian Warship
The Royal Navy said Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, assigned by NATO’s Allied Maritime Command in Northwood, tracked the Udaloy-class Vice Admiral Ku...
USS Nimitz carrier’s final deployment sends a strong signal to China’s maritime ambitions
On October 21, 2025, MT Anderson announced that the Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG-11) arrived in the South China Sea, following its return from the ...
Spanish submarine S-81 Isaac Peral begins first NATO Sea Guardian patrol in Mediterranean
Spain’s defense ministry and allied maritime updates indicate that S-81 Isaac Peral, the first of the S-80 Plus class, sailed from Cartagena in mid...
France to order new A321 Maritime Patrol Aircraft in 2026 for extended range surveillance
France is preparing to place a 2026 order for a new maritime patrol fleet under PATMAR futur, the Direction générale de l’armement program to field...
British Navy Declares Martlet Missile Fully Operational from Wildcat Helicopters Boosting Anti-Ship Power
London, UK, October 21, 2025 - The British Royal Navy announced on October 21, 2025, that the Martlet missile, developed by Thales UK, has reached ...
U.S. and Japan navies launch ANNUALEX 2025 in Philippine Sea to train in maritime warfare
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Marine Corps began ANNUALEX 2025 in the Philippine Sea on 20 October 2025, a multi...
Singapore launches RSN’s first Multi-Role Combat Vessel a mothership for unmanned operations
Singapore on October 21, 2025, launched MRCV Victory, the first of six locally built Multi-Role Combat Vessels that will operate as a mothership fo...
Japan tracks Chinese Dongdiao spy ship with missile destroyer escort near its coast
The Japan’s Ministry of Defense Joint Staff displayed, on October 20 2025, that the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed a Chinese Dongdiao-class ...
U.S. President Trump Confirms Virginia-Class Submarine Transfer to Australia Under AUKUS Pact
Washington D.C., United States, October 21, 2025 - Speaking from Washington on October 20, 2025, President Donald Trump confirmed that the United S...
Italy to begin study for its first potential nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 2026
As reported by Ciro Nappi on October 20, 2025, the Italian Navy is preparing to begin design studies in 2026 for a new aircraft carrier which could...
French Navy takes first FDI frigate Amiral Ronarc’h enhancing 360 air and missile defense
France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces and Naval Group confirmed that Amiral Ronarc’h, hull number D660, was handed over in Brest on 17 October 2025...
ALERT: China unveils Z-20J shipborne assault helicopter to rival US Navy’s MH-60S Seahawk
At the 2025 China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin, China’s defense industry officially introduced the Z-20J, a navalized variant of its domestical...
Germany to Base Warships Plus Submarines and Recon Aircraft in Iceland for Arctic Security
On 20 October 2025, Germany and Iceland moved to significantly deepen their security cooperation in the Arctic and North Atlantic, a step framed by...
StormRider Naval Drone Completes Sea Trials and Fields Warmate TL for Baltic defense
Poland’s WB Group confirmed that StormRider, an optionally manned unmanned surface vessel developed with in-house firms Radmor and Arex, has wrappe...
U.S. forces hit drug-carrying semi-submersible in Caribbean aerial precision strike
According to information published by Donald Trump on Truth Social, on October 18, 2025, White House video shows an aerial precision strike against...
NATO exercise validates POLARIS with undetectable laser link between two Portuguese frigates
A NATO sea trial has quietly shifted the comms playbook. During REPMUS 2025, Astrolight’s POLARIS free-space optical terminals linked NRP Dom Franc...
Historic U.S. Marine Amphibious Drill Marks Corps’ 250th Birthday and Modern Warfare Shift
On 17 October 2025, at USMC Base Camp Pendleton, California, the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), the Marine Corps’ largest deployable warfigh...
Martlet Missile makes Wildcat Helicopter a frontline and fast boat killer for British Navy
The British Royal Navy has confirmed Martlet is fully ready for operations on the Wildcat HMA2, a decision informed by an autumn sequence of live f...
British HMS Prince of Wales and Indian INS Vikrant aircraft carriers lead first UK India carrier exercise
London, UK, October 19, 2025 - According to a Royal Navy announcement on October 15, 2025, the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales led a C...
French Navy frigate Forbin makes first Aster 30 missile interception of AASM guided bomb
In a milestone for European naval defense, the French Navy announced on October 17, 2025, that its Horizon-class frigate Forbin successfully interc...
UK Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke shadows Russian submarine near French coast amid rising tensions
London, UK, October 17, 2025 - According to information released by the British Royal Navy on October 14, 2025, the UK Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke l...