Naval Defense News
US Navy awards General Atomics $15 million EMALS contract for USS Enterprise Ford-class carrier
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Atomics a new $15.58 million contract modification to continue EMALS corrective engineering aboard USS Enterprise...
U.S. Navy Begins USS Thomas G. Kelley Arleigh Burke-class Flight III Destroyer for Indo-Pacific Deterrence
Bath Iron Works has begun fabrication of the future USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140), marking another step in the U.S. Navy’s effort to expand its Fl...
Bath Iron Works starts building new Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyer USS J. William Middendorf
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has started construction of the future USS J. William Middendorf (DDG 138), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destr...
U.S. Navy Eyes HII REMUS and ROMULUS Naval Drones for Contested Maritime Warfare
HII used Combined Naval Event 2026 in the United Kingdom to showcase its REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles, ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels and O...
USS Nimitz enters Caribbean as US indicts Cuban leader Raul Castro over 1996 plane shootdown
The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group entered the Caribbean Sea on May 20, 2026, as the Trump administration unsealed a federal murder indictment aga...
US Navy to order four Ship-to-Shore Connector hovercraft annually through 2031
The U.S. Navy will continue buying four Ship-to-Shore Connector hovercraft annually through 2031, according to its FY2027 shipbuilding plan release...
Naval Group launches second French FDI frigate Amiral Louzeau while securing major Swedish frigate deal
Naval Group launched the French Navy’s second FDI frigate, Amiral Louzeau, on May 19, 2026, while Sweden simultaneously selected the same design fo...
Spanish Navy Tests H135 Helicopter Teaming with Flexrotor and A900 Drones
Airbus Helicopters and the Spanish Navy completed a tactical flight trial in Rota earlier in May 2026 that connected a crewed H135 helicopter, the ...
US Navy completes first operational training cycle for new ODIN laser weapon in California
The U.S. Navy finalized the inaugural operational training cycle for the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) laser weapon system at the Direc...
U.S. Navy USS Howard Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Reinforces Japan Maritime Readiness
USS Howard, a forward-deployed U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, departed Shimoda on May 17 after participating in the 87th Black Ship Festi...
U.S. Navy Clears Boeing MQ-25A Stingray Carrier Tanker Drone for Low-Rate Production
The U.S. Navy has cleared Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray for low-rate initial production, a move announced by Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on Ma...
U.S. Navy Launches Arctic Drone Warfare Exercise with Norway to Strengthen High North Posture
The U.S. Navy has launched a major Arctic unmanned warfare exercise with Norway, deploying advanced robotic systems into the High North as NATO inc...
Brazil Deploys Scorpène-Class Attack Submarine With U.S. Carrier Strike Group in Atlantic Drill
Brazilian and U.S. naval forces conducted a high-end bilateral maritime exercise in the Atlantic Ocean on May 12–13, 2026, integrating the Brazilia...
BlackSea Unveils Comet Unmanned Surface Vessel at SOF Week 2026 for U.S. Special Forces Strike Missions
BlackSea Technologies has unveiled the Comet unmanned surface vessel at SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, introducing a high-speed combat-ready Comet Unmanne...
U.S. Navy Orders and Tests Armed TSUNAMI Uncrewed Surface Vessels for SOUTHCOM Maritime Missions
Textron Systems will deliver multiple TSUNAMI uncrewed surface vessels to U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet for Fleet Experimentatio...
Greece approves acquisition of four Italian FREMM Bergamini frigates for Eastern Mediterranean operations
Greece has approved the acquisition of four Italian FREMM Bergamini-class frigates to rebuild the Hellenic Navy’s high-end combat capability and su...
Sweden confirms French FDI frigate selection for $5 billion Lulea-class program to counter Russia
Sweden has confirmed the procurement of the French-built FDI frigate for its new Luleå-class program, a $5 billion strategic acquisition designed t...
USS Cleveland Joins U.S. Navy as New Freedom-Class Warship for Coastal Combat Missions
The U.S. Navy has commissioned USS Cleveland (LCS 31), the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship built by the Lockheed Martin-led team at Finc...
NATO Launches First Dynamic Mongoose 2026 Arctic Anti-Submarine Exercise Amid Russian Threats
NATO has launched Dynamic Mongoose 2026 off the coast of Norway, bringing submarines, warships, and maritime patrol aircraft from nine Allied natio...
UK Royal Navy Moves HMS Cardiff Type 26 Anti-Submarine Frigate Into Afloat Phase for Atlantic Ops
The United Kingdom has moved HMS Cardiff, its second Type 26 City-class frigate, into the afloat fitting-out phase after BAE Systems completed the ...
Türkiye Develops Carrier-Capable Hürjet Fighter for Future MUGEM Aircraft Carrier Operations
Turkish Aerospace has begun developing a carrier-capable version of the Hürjet supersonic trainer and light attack aircraft, expanding the platform...
U.S. Navy Sends USS Cooperstown Littoral Combat Ship to Strengthen Maritime Border Security
The U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) departed Naval Station Mayport on May 16, 2026, to support U.S. Northern Command mariti...
U.S. Navy Strengthens MQ-4C Triton Drone for Indo-Pacific Operations with Northrop Grumman Contract
U.S. Navy strengthens MQ-4C Triton drone operations across the Indo-Pacific with Northrop Grumman Contract, ensuring persistent long-range surveill...
U.S. Navy Strengthens Maritime Security in Africa with Unmanned Surface Vessels
The U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet successfully deployed advanced unmanned surface vessels during Exercise Obangame Express 2026 in Douala, Cameroon, demo...
US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Returns After Record Deployment in Iran and Venezuela Conflicts
The return of the U.S. Navy USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to Norfolk after more than 300 days at sea marks more than the end of a deployment,...