Naval News
Israeli Navy Shoots Down Suspected Iranian Shahed-Type Drone Launched from Lebanon
On 4 March 2026, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released infrared footage showing an Israeli Navy missile boat intercepting an unmanned aerial veh...
US submarine sinks first warship with torpedo in combat since World War II with attack on Iranian frigate IRIS Dena
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US Navy submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena with a torpedo in international waters of t...
France redeploys Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group to Middle East as US-Iran war expands
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escorting warships to redeploy toward the Eastern Medit...
Qatar Deploys Aster-Armed Warships to Intercept Iranian Drones in Gulf Missile Attack
Qatar’s navy used its new generation of air defense warships to help intercept Iranian drones during a coordinated missile and drone attack targeti...
UK Deploys HMS Dragon Destroyer to Eastern Mediterranean to Counter Iranian Drone and Missile Threats
On 3 March 2026, the UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the deployment of the air-defence destroyer HMS Dragon and drone-intercepting Wildcat helicop...
U.S. Forces Destroy 17 Iranian Warships and One Submarine in Operation Epic Fury Strikes
U.S. Central Command reports that American forces destroyed 17 Iranian naval vessels and one submarine during Operation Epic Fury, a large-scale ca...
Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena sinks near Sri Lanka after possible submarine attack
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath says that the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena sank about 40 km south of Sri Lankan coasts, near Galle, a...
U.S. Launches USNS Lansing EPF-16 Final Spearhead Fast Transport with New Medical Capability
The U.S. Navy and Austal USA launched the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) in Mobile, Alabama on Feb. 25, marking the final Spearhead-class Expeditiona...
British Navy rolls out second Type 31 frigate HMS Active to expand global patrol capability
The UK's Royal Navy rolled out the second Type 31 frigate, HMS Active, at Babcock Rosyth shipyard on February 24, 2026, the same day that construct...
UK Weighs Deployment of HMS Duncan Destroyer to Protect Cyprus from Iranian Drone and Missile Threats
The United Kingdom is considering deploying HMS Duncan, a Type 45 air-defense destroyer, to the waters off Cyprus following a drone attack that dam...
U.S. Navy Redeploys USS Gerald R. Ford for Second Combat Operation in Epic Fury Against Iran
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Epic Fury against Iran, adding sus...
U.S. Navy Positions Six Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers in Arabian Sea for Sustained Tomahawk Strikes
The US Navy has massed six independently deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in the Arabian Sea to execute sustained Tomahawk la...
U.S. Deploys Rare Dual Aircraft Carriers to Strike Iranian Targets in Operation Epic Fury
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, is conducting sustained flight operations under Operation Epic Fury as p...
U.S. Navy sinks Iranian drone carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri in Epic Fury naval campaign
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the launch of a sustained naval campaign against the Iranian Navy under Operation Epic Fury, targeting...
China to launch first Type 095 nuclear submarine as US naval edge narrows in Pacific
Satellite imagery indicates that China is preparing to launch its first Type 095 nuclear-powered attack submarine, which is being prepared at the H...
U.S. Refines Indo-Pacific Amphibious Warfare Capabilities During Cobra Gold 2026 Exercise in Thailand
U.S. forces conducted coordinated sea-based operations off Hat Yao Beach in Rayong Province, Thailand, on 26 February 2026 as part of Cobra Gold 20...
Greece Deploys FDI Frigates and F-16 Fighters to Defend Cyprus from Iranian Drones and Missiles
Greece has deployed the FDI HN frigate Kimon, the Hydra-class frigate Psara, and two F-16 Block 52+ fighters to Cyprus to establish a layered air a...
U.S. Navy Destroyer Deploys ODIN Laser Directed-Energy Weapon System During Operation Epic Fury
On 28 February 2026, footage and photographs released by US Central Command (CENTCOM) from Operation Epic Fury showed a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class...
U.S. Sinks 9 Iranian Warships in Strait of Hormuz Campaign With Jamaran-Class Destroyed
U.S. Central Command said American forces struck and sank an Iranian Jamaran-class warship at a pier in Chabahar during the opening phase of Operat...
U.S. Navy's USS Spruance destroyer fires new Maritime Strike Tomahawk missile in Epic Fury Operation
On February 28, 2026, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) launched Tomahawk cruise missiles in support of Operation ...
Belgian Armed Forces Conduct First Seizure of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in North Sea
Belgian armed forces have intercepted and seized the oil tanker Ethera in the North Sea in what officials describe as a coordinated interdiction su...
British Naval Helicopters Cleared to Operate from Norwegian Warships and Arctic Bases Under New Agreement
On 25 February 2026, Norway and the United Kingdom formalised a new helicopter cooperation agreement that allows British military helicopters to op...
U.S. Navy's USS Dewey Destroyer Leads U.S.-Philippine Maritime Drills in Indo-Pacific
On February 25, 2026, the United States Navy and Philippine maritime forces demonstrated coordinated sea control operations in the Philippine Sea a...
U.S. Navy Advances F-35C Stealth Fighter Jet Integration on USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy is advancing a phased modernization of USS Gerald R. Ford to enable full operational integration of the F-35C Lightning II, aligning ...
Germany’s New BlueWhale Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Is Transforming Baltic Maritime Surveillance
On 25 February 2026, Israel Aerospace Industries and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems delivered the BlueWhale large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) ...