Naval News
U.S. Navy SEALs rehearse live fire carrier defense missions from MH-60S helicopters
U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators conducted a live fire demonstration with the carrier USS George H. W. Bush during the Titans of the Sea Presid...
South Korea and the U.S. to Build Navy Underwater Drone Swarms to Counter China in Indo-Pacific
South Korea’s Hanwha Group and U.S.-based Vatn Systems have reached an agreement to co-develop low-cost autonomous underwater drones for the U.S. N...
U.S. Navy and HII begin construction of Virginia-class Block V submarine Barb (SSN-804)
On December 9, 2025, HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division hosted the keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN-804...
Russian Navy may finally receive Project 677M Velikiye Luki submarine before year end
On November 25, 2025, the Russian netizen Curious indicated that the Admiralty Shipyards wants to deliver the diesel-electric submarine B-587 Velik...
U.S. Navy bets on Palantir ShipOS to unclog submarine and destroyer production
Facing long running delays in building and maintaining its nuclear submarines and surface combatants, the U.S. Navy is rolling out a new digital ba...
South Korea launches Philippines' new offshore patrol vessel BRP Rajah Lakandula
On December 1, 2025, the Philippine Embassy in Seoul announced that South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries launched the Philippine Navy’s second...
U.S. Carrier Gerald R. Ford’s Night Operation in Caribbean Sea Signals Shift in Naval Dynamics
On November 16, 2025, the U.S. Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) entered the Caribbean Sea at the head of its carrier ...
UK Reveals SG-1 Fathom Drone as an Undersea Shield Against Russian Submarine Activity
The UK Ministry of Defence has launched Atlantic Bastion, a new hybrid undersea surveillance network anchored by Helsing’s SG 1 Fathom autonomous g...
FLASH INFO: U.S. plans AUKUS submarine delivery to UK in 2030s and Australia in 2040s
The U.S. Department of War reported on December 8, 2025, that senior American and Australian officials concluded the 40th annual AUSMIN consultatio...
U.S. Modern Destroyer Prepares for High-Intensity Conflicts in the Atlantic in Firepower Test
USS Paul Ignatius carried out a forceful Naval Surface Fire Support drill in the Atlantic while deployed under U.S. Sixth Fleet. The event highligh...
U.S. Marines Test Next-Generation Drone Defense Concepts Aboard Pacific Amphibious Warship
On December 7, 2025, U.S. Marines embarked on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and rehearsed the defense of a contested str...
China's Liaoning Carrier Group Transit Close to Japan's Ryukyu Islands Sharpens Regional Tensions
On December 8, 2025, China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning and its escorts again drew attention near Japan’s southwestern islands, as reported by Japan...
New Bulgarian Patrol Ship Brave Heralds Naval Modernization and Stronger Black Sea Defense
On December 8, 2025, Bulgaria’s navy quietly turned a page in its history in Varna. At the Naval Base, the national and naval flags were raised ove...
UK And Norway Prepare Type 26 Frigates To Guard Cables And Track Russian Subs In North Atlantic
London and Oslo have signed the Lunna House Agreement, creating a shared anti-submarine fleet built around at least 13 Type 26 frigates and related...
Vietnam’s Gepard frigate Tran Hung Dao opens high stakes Japan visit
Frigate 015 Tran Hung Dao, a Gepard 3.9 frigate (GEPARD) of Brigade 162 under Vietnam’s Naval Region 4, entered Kure Port in Hiroshima Prefecture o...
UK Unveils Atlantic Bastion Undersea Shield as Russian Activity Rises in the North Atlantic
The UK has unveiled Atlantic Bastion, an AI-enabled undersea warfare network linking ships, submarines, aircraft, and autonomous systems to monitor...
South Korean Navy receives four new Chamsuri Batch-II patrol boats armed with 130mm rocket system
The South Korean Navy confirmed on December 8, 2025, that four next-generation Chamsuri Batch II patrol boats, each fitted with a 130 mm guided roc...
Türkiye starts construction of first MILDEN national submarine for underwater deterrence
Speaking at a weekly press briefing in Ankara on 4 December, officials from the Turkish Ministry of National Defense confirmed that Türkiye is now ...
DEFENSE ALERT: Chinese J-15 fighter jets from aircraft carrier Liaoning lock radar on Japanese aircraft
Japan’s Ministry of Defense confirmed on December 7, 2025, that two J-15 carrier-based fighters launched from China’s Liaoning strike group locked ...
U.S. selects Damen LST-100 landing ship design for new Marine Corps troop and equipment transport
On December 5, 2025, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan released a video on his officila X account, to announce that the Dutch Damen Gro...
Norway orders two more German Type 212CD submarines To Counter Russian Arctic Navy
The Norwegian government has formally decided to take its full option on two more Type 212CD submarines from Germany’s thyssenkrupp Marine Systems,...
British Royal Navy to deploy Europe’s first laser weapon on Type 45 destroyers by 2027
The British Royal Navy is preparing for what officials describe as a significant leap in shipboard air defence as the DragonFire laser weapon syste...
U.S. Marines Conduct F-35B fighter jet Landing Qualification in Pacific Ocean to Keep Combat Readiness
On December 5, 2025, the U.S. Marine Corps says pilots and deck crews from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wrapped up a fresh round of F-3...
U.S. Forces Refine Ship-to-Shore Tactics with Close Air Support in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela Tensions
On December 5, 2025, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces were photographed conducting intense landing and airborne training on the beach at Arroyo, P...
ALERT: Iran demonstrates anti-ship missile capability in exercise to issue warning to Israel and U.S. allies
Iran’s IRGC (Islamic Revolution Guards Corps) Navy used the second phase of its Eghtedar exercise to showcase what it called an operational anti-sh...