Navy News
Exclusive: Airbus Flexrotor Aerial Drone Demonstrates Shipborne Surveillance Capability with French Navy
Announced via its official X account on June 11, 2025, Airbus Helicopters successfully demonstrated the maritime capabilities of its Flexrotor unma...
Singapore deploys new Combatant Craft Underwater to support Special Forces in stealth beach landings
On June 10, 2025, the Singaporean Navy (RSN) introduced its Combatant Craft Underwater (CCU), which is operated by the Naval Diving Unit’s Special ...
Poland and Baltic states expand submarine and attack boat fleets to deter Russia in Baltic Sea
On June 12, 2025, Poland and the Baltic states officially accelerated submarine and attack boat procurement programs to enhance their naval capabil...
IndoDefence 2025: Türkiye’s Roketsan and Indonesia launch ATMACA anti-ship missile co-production partnership
On June 11, 2025, Roketsan, a leading Turkish defense firm, signed a landmark agreement with Indonesia’s PT Republik Defence Indonesia (RDI) for th...
IndoDefense 2025: Indonesia presents X18 Tank Boat with Belgian Cockerill 3030 turret for coastal and river operations
Indonesia’s X18 Tank Boat, also known as “Antasena,” is showcased at IndoDefense 2025 as a catamaran-based armored combat vessel developed through ...
IndoDefense 2025: Indonesia promotes new Multi Role Support Ship to Asian navies for future amphibious deployments
During the IndoDefense 2025 exhibition held in Kemayoran, Jakarta, PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), part of the DEFEND ID holding, announced its intenti...
IndoDefence 2025: Indonesia Boosts Coastal Naval Capabilities with a Stealth Boat Armed with SSM Missiles
At Indodefense 2025, held in Jakarta and gathering key defense industry players from Asia and beyond, Indonesia unveils a new stealth missile boat ...
Brazilian frigate Tamandaré to begin sea trials in July 2025 ahead of planned commissioning
As reported by Defesa Aérea & Naval on June 10, 2025, the Brazilian Navy's Tamandaré-class frigate program is progressing according to schedule, wi...
Breaking News: UK to allocate $8.1 billion to largest submarine production program in British Navy history
Citing source from the International Press Agency Reuters on June 10, 2025, the United Kingdom will allocate more than £6 billion ($8.13 billion) t...
Spanish Navy’s New Logistic Ship Deployed for First Time to Boost NATO Logistics in Conflict Zones
On June 10, 2025, Spain’s Ministry of Defense confirmed the successful first deployment of the logistics transport vessel El Camino Español, markin...
Spain's Navantia Offers S-80 Submarines as Canada Seeks 12 New Conventional Subs
On June 2025, Spain’s Navantia proposed its S-80 submarines to Canada as part of an offer to support the Royal Canadian Navy’s future fleet renewal...
Exclusive: Polish Soviet-made Mi-17 helicopter conducts deck landing qualifications on U.S. Navy command ship
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on June 7, 2025, a Soviet-made Mi-17 twin-turbine transport helicopter from th...
Exclusive: Future British Royal Navy HMS Venturer Type 31 frigate moves by barge for float-off procedure
According to a picture released on the X account of Gabriele Molinelli on Monday, June 9, 2025, a significant step forward in the British Royal Nav...
Breaking News: U.K. Tests New Underwater Drone to Counter Undersea Cables and Pipelines Sabotages
On June 6, 2025, the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in partnership with British firms, unveiled a remotely operated underwa...
China challenges US Pacific control with first dual aircraft carrier operation
As reported by Newsweek on June 10, 2025, for the first time, two Chinese aircraft carriers, CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, operated simultaneously...
Italy evaluates nuclear-powered aircraft carrier under long-term naval modernization strategy
In an interview with the Corriere della Sera on June 8, 2025, Admiral Enrico Credendino, Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, confirmed that the Mar...
NATO’s Baltic Sea Uncrewed Vessel Trials Signal Shift Toward Networked Naval Warfare
On 5 June 2025, NATO announced that it will conduct uncrewed vessel demonstrations throughout June in the Baltic Sea, as reported by the Public Aff...
US to create a new base in Philippines to maintain unmanned naval vessels observing Chinese forces
On May 30, 2025, a notice published by the U.S. Department of Defense detailed plans to build a new maintenance and repair facility at Naval Detach...
Exclusive: British Navy to Pair F-35B Fighter Jets with Drones and Add Deck-Launched Missiles on Aircraft Carrier
According to information published by the UK Ministry of Defence in its Strategic Defence Review 2025 on June 2, 2025, the British Royal Navy is pr...
Raytheon to increase AN/SPY-6(V) radars production to boost surveillance capability of U.S. Navy warships
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on June 6, 2025, Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a division of RTX, has been awar...
U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy strengthen amphibious combat readiness during quarterly training
The U.S. 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the U.S. Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) conducted Quarterly Underway Amph...
Exclusive: Brazilian Navy conducts first helicopter interception exercise with AF1 Skyhawk attack aircraft
In a significant evolution of Brazil’s naval airpower strategy, the Brazilian Navy’s 1st Interception and Attack Squadron (VF-1) has successfully c...
US Navy to Develop New Ground Replay System to Enhance Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities
On June 5, 2025, the United States Department of Defense awarded a $12.88 million contract to the American company RTX BBN Technologies Inc., based...
China Reinforces Naval Combat Superiority with New Type 052D Destroyer Equipped with AESA Radar
According to information published by official Chinese media and confirmed by a statement from the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberat...