Naval News
U.S. Navy F-35 Pilots Conduct High-Intensity Carrier Landing Drills at Iwakuni Amid Indo-Pacific Tensions
The U.S. Navy confirmed in an early November 2025 announcement on its official X platform that F-35 Lightning II pilots stationed in Japan have beg...
Tomahawk-Armed U.S. Navy Destroyer and Guided-Missile Cruiser Operate Close to Venezuela’s Coast
On 13 November 2025, multiple open-source naval trackers reported the US Navy destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and the guided-missile cruiser USS ...
South Korea Regains Naval Power in East China Sea With Its First Task Fleet Exercise
South Korea’s Navy has finished its first fleet-level maneuver exercise under the new Task Fleet Command, a three-day operation built around Aegis ...
Swedish Navy Developing Robotic Hatch For Future Anti-Ship Missiles On Visby Corvettes
On 5 November 2025, the Swedish MoD announced that the Navy is developing a new robotic hatch system for its Visby-class corvettes, opening a key c...
Thailand selects Thales to modernize the jetless HTMS Chakri Naruebet aircraft carrier
On November 12, 2025, Thales announced a new agreement with Universal Communication Systems Co. Ltd. (UCS) to install a new Integrated Platform Man...
Will Japan Equip Its Future Submarines with Nuclear Propulsion Like Its Regional Neighbors?
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for an open national debate on whether to adopt nuclear propulsion for the next generation of ...
Bulgaria's first MMPV 90 multi-role frigate Hrabri begins sea trials in the Black Sea
On November 11, 2025, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense announced that the Bulgarian Navy had started testing the Hrabri, its first new 90-meter mu...
Australia extends combat system support for Collins-class submarines with Raytheon
Australia has renewed Raytheon Australia’s role as combat system manager for the Collins-class submarines, a three-years-and-nine-months extension ...
General Dynamics NASSCO to build more John Lewis-class oilers to keep U.S. aircraft carriers at sea
On November 11, 2025, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has been awarded a $1.7 billion contract by the U.S. Navy t...
U.S. and UK Navies to Begin Trident II D5 Submarine-Launched Missile Modernization in 2026
The U.S. Navy and UK Royal Navy will launch the Trident II D5 Increment 8 modernization in October 2026, updating shipboard navigation systems acro...
Fincantieri becomes Diamond Sponsor of Qatar’s DIMDEX 2026 naval defense exhibition
The Organising Committee of DIMDEX 2026 announced on 11 November 2025 in Doha that Fincantieri will serve as the event’s Diamond Sponsor. The exhib...
Japan studies AI-powered anti-ship missiles that think together during flight
As reported by the Yomiuri Shimbun on November 11, 2025, Japan’s Defense Ministry has outlined a program to test cooperative artificial intelligenc...
Philippine Navy’s new offshore patrol vessel BRP Rajah Sulayman begins sea trials off South Korea
On November 9, 2025, 서각 이유충 합판 그림 조각가 shared footage showing the future BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20) conducting initial sea trials off the South Kore...
China develops amphibious HQ-13 air defence system for potential Taiwan invasion
On November 9, 2025, Sugar_wsnbn revealed that China has developed an amphibious short-range air defense system, which merges the missile launcher ...
U.S. Conducts Two More Lethal Strikes on Drug-Smuggling Boats in Eastern Pacific
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated on November 10, 2025, that the U.S. had launched two lethal strikes the day before against vessels suspec...
Indonesia Validates KSOT Submarine’s Torpedo Launch to Watch Its Archipelago Waters
Indonesia’s state shipbuilder PT PAL and the Indonesian Navy conducted the first torpedo firing from the KSOT autonomous submarine prototype on Oct...
Leidos and Kongsberg eye Naval Strike Missile fit for Australia’s uncrewed surface vessels
Leidos says it has inked a memorandum of understanding with Kongsberg Defence Australia to assess Naval Strike Missile integration on the Sea Arche...
U.S. Navy Ford Carrier Strike Group Transits Gibraltar Strait to Reinforce Caribbean Presence
The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, was photographed transiting the Strait of Gibr...
China Fujian vs. U.S. Ford: China’s New Aircraft Carrier Challenges U.S. Navy’s Most Advanced Warship
China’s Fujian (Type 003) has officially entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy, marking the nation’s transition into the electroma...
UK's Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince Of Wales Leads Largest F-35B Stealth Jet Deployment In Europe
On 6 November 2025, The Royal British Navy has embarked the largest concentration of UK F-35B Lightning jets ever to sail on a European deck, with ...
Philippine Marines Field First Indian BrahMos Coastal Missile Battery in Zambales Coast
The Philippine Marine Corps publicly unveiled its first operational BrahMos shore-based anti-ship missile battery during its 75th anniversary event...
Argentina nears deal with France for Scorpene submarines as it rebuilds sea control
President Javier Milei has put fresh political weight behind Argentina’s long-running talks with France, saying the government is proceeding with t...
China’s Fujian Aircraft Carrier Commissioned Becomes U.S. Toughest Naval Adversary in Pacific
China has officially commissioned its newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, Fujian, at Shanghai’s Jiangnan shipyard. The move marks a turning ...
USS Fort Lauderdale amphibious transport dock Returns to Caribbean to Bolster U.S. Navy Presence Near Venezuela
Open-source intelligence on X confirms that USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) has returned to the Caribbean Sea after a brief stop at Naval Station Mayp...
How USX-1 Defiant unmanned surface vessels reshape US naval power through distributed persistence
The Pentagon’s advanced research arm is moving its purpose-built NOMARS demonstrator from concept to fleet utility. The USX-1 Defiant, a medium unm...