Navy News
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...
U.S. Special Forces mass near Venezuela as helicopters and B-52s operate across the Caribbean
The Washington Post published on October 16, 2025, that U.S. Special Operations helicopters operated within roughly 90 miles of Venezuela’s coastli...
Sweden awards Saab $1,0B contract for two A26 submarines to strengthen NATO deterrence
Swedish company Saab confirmed on October 13, 2025, that Sweden’s procurement agency FMV placed an additional order worth roughly SEK 9.6 billion t...
US Navy's new Atlas floating drydock to launch America’s largest nuclear submarines
On October 10, 2025, Bollinger Shipyards and General Dynamics Electric Boat christened the floating dry dock Atlas in Tampa, Florida, which was cre...
Japan launches sixth Taigei-class submarine JS Sogei amid Indo-Pacific tensions
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on its official X account, completed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, on October 14, 2025, that the si...
Helsing expands into subsea defense with Blue Ocean acquisition and UK resilience factory
Helsing announced on October 8, 2025, that the European defense AI company moved to acquire Blue Ocean, an Australian and UK-based specialist in au...
Sweden shadows Russian Kilo-class submarine in Baltic amid NATO reinforced naval vigilance
The Swedish Navy announced on October 15, 2025, that a Russian submarine transited into the Baltic Sea via the Great Belt and was met in the Katteg...
China to commission new Type 054AG frigate 519 increasing presence in Western Pacific
On October 14, 2025, a picture shared by SomePLAOSINT revealed that China’s Type 054AG frigate 519 has finished hull markings, confirming preparati...
German Navy tests new naval IRIS-T SLM air defense on F125 frigate during Andøya 2025
Diehl Defence announced on October 15, 2025, that the company has fired a navalized demonstrator of its IRIS-T SLM air defense system during the Ge...
How Qatar's DIMDEX 2026 exhibition will turn warship displays into real defense partnerships
At a diplomatic briefing held at the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces base in Umm Al Houl on October 13, 2025, the DIMDEX 2026 Organising Committee outline...
AUSA 2025: Marauder Modular USV Reshapes Distributed Maritime Logistics
At the AUSA annual meeting in Washington, Saronic is pitching a workhorse rather than a showpiece, the Marauder, a 150-foot modular USV that accept...
France launches fabrication of Europe’s largest nuclear aircraft carrier with first K22 reactor units
On September 25, 2025, Naval Group’s Cherbourg shipyard began welding the first steel plate for the confinement enclosures of the PA-NG (Porte-Avio...
UK HMS Agamemnon submarine completes its first underwater dive at BAE Barrow yard
The UK Ministry of Defence announced on October 13, 2025, that HMS Agamemnon, the sixth Astute-class attack submarine, has successfully completed h...
French Frigate Shadowed Russian Submarine Near Brittany During Atlantic Security Patrol
On 9 October 2025, NATO Maritime Command reported that a French Navy frigate was shadowing a Russian submarine operating on the surface off Brittan...
Exclusive: Russian Navy to deploy tethered drones against Ukraine’s kamikaze USVs
On September 16, 2025, the Russian Murmansk Arctic University obtained a patent for a shipborne turret system designed to store, deploy, and operat...
Türkiye demonstrates carrier-capable Bayraktar TB3 drone launches from TCG Anadolu
According to information published by Türkiye Today, on October 12, 2025, two Bayraktar TB3 carrier-capable drones launched from the Turkish Navy’s...
USS Ross Destroyer Fires SM-2 Missile During Presidential Review Amid Caribbean Tensions
On October 5, 2025, the Arleigh Burke–class destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) live-fired a Standard Missile-2 during the “Titans of the Sea” Presidential...
U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters Conduct Live-Fire Drill in Caribbean Sea
CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, operating from an amphibious platform assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadro...
Japan Navy to launch sixth Taigei-class submarine as undersea patrols intensify
Tokyo is moving to float its next Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarine as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force schedules a 14 October cer...
U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier Executes Live Precision Strike from USS Iwo Jima over Caribbean Sea
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II conducted a live-fire precision strike from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during an October...
Belgian minehunter M941 Tournai to start sea trials for drone-based naval defense
The Belgian minehunter Tournai (M941) is preparing to begin its sea trials, as confirmed by its commanding officer, Pierre de Oliveira, on October ...
Saab’s New Coastal Defense System Built on RBS15 Missile Targets Growing Maritime Threats
Saab has introduced a new evolution of its Coastal Defense Missile System (CDMS), a shore-based anti-ship platform engineered around the combat-pro...
Japan awards MHI to produce upgraded ship-launched Type 12 and sub-launched cruise missile
On 7 October, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced two mass-production awards to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for an upgraded ship-launched ...