Naval News
US Navy to set first Trump-class battleship schedule within 60 days
As reported by Defense Daily on January 8, 2026, the U.S. Navy is preparing to define the initial design schedule for the BBG(X) guided-missile bat...
Italy Upgrades FREMM EVO Warships with New Radar and Cyber Systems to Counter Modern Threats
Italy’s FREMM EVO frigate program has passed its Critical Design Review, formally closing design work and clearing the way for serial construction,...
Vietnam Navy Ka-28 Helicopters Fire APRP-2 Missile During Anti-Submarine Drill
Vietnamese television footage aired in early January and later circulated online has provided an unusual look at the Vietnam People’s Navy employin...
Pakistan Navy Successfully Fires Chinese LY-80N Air Defense Missile From Type 054A/P Frigate
According to information released by the Directorate General Public Relations of Pakistan Navy on January 10, 2026, the Pakistan Navy executed a hi...
U.S. Navy Christens USNS Lansing Spearhead-Class Fast Transport Ship for Expeditionary Operations
On 10 January 2026, the U.S. Navy christened the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16), a Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, during a ceremony at...
U.S. Navy Funds Northrop Grumman to Develop New Rocket Motor to Counter Hypersonic Threats
Northrop Grumman stated on January 7, 2026, that the U.S. Navy awarded the company a $94.3 million contract to develop and qualify a new 21-inch di...
U.S. Marines Launch From USS Gerald R. Ford to Seize 5th Tanker Olina in Caribbean Sanctions Crackdown
U.S. Southern Command confirmed that U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Spear successfully seized control of the motor ...
South Africa Hosts China-Led Naval Drill With Russia and Iran Near Cape Sea Lane
Information released by the South African Government on 30 December 2025 confirms that South Africa is hosting Exercise WILL FOR PEACE 2026 from 9 ...
Spain’s Frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón Takes Command of NATO’s Standing Naval Group 1
On Friday, January 9, 2026, the Spanish Navy announced that the frigate Almirante Juan de Borbon will sail on January 10 from the Ferrol Military A...
Croatia to purchase two new multipurpose corvettes in largest naval procurement to date
According to Jutarnji on January 6, 2026, Croatia is preparing to acquire two new multipurpose corvettes, marking the largest naval procurement in ...
ASELSAN’s GÖKDENİZ Proves Türkiye’s Close-In Naval Defense in Live Firing on TCG Istanbul Frigate
On January 9, 2026, Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, President of Türkiye’s Defence Industry Agency (SSB), announced that ASELSAN’s GÖKDENİZ close-in weapon...
India moves closer to an $8 billion deal for six submarines with Germany
As reported by Bloomberg on January 8, 2026, India and Germany are close to concluding an $8 billion submarine manufacturing agreement ahead of Ger...
First FF(X) frigate could be delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2028
On January 8, 2026, Defense Daily reported that Chris Kastner, chief executive officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), said the constructio...
Hanwha teams with HavocAI on large autonomous surface vessels for future U.S. Navy operations
Hanwha announced on January 8, 2026, that its US defense subsidiary and systems arm have entered into a formal partnership with HavocAI to jointly ...
U.S. Shipbuilding Workforce Plan Targets Faster Fleet Growth to Narrow the Navy Gap With China
On January 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor announced nearly $14 million to rebuild shipbuilding workforce capacity as President Donald Trump ...
French Navy Nuclear Barracuda Submarines Final Boat Delivery Could Advance by One Year
According to information published by Actu on December 27, 2025, the French Navy has been informed that the delivery schedule for its Barracuda-cla...
Taiwan Navy Kang Ding frigate enters dry dock for major missile upgrade
As reported by United Daily News on January 3, 2026, the Taiwanese frigate Kang Ding (PFG-1202) entered a CSBC Corporation Taiwan dry dock in Kaohs...
UK's Babcock And Estonia’s Frankenburg Partner On New Maritime Counter-Drone Air Defense System
Information published by the Babcock International Group, on January 7, 2026, states that the British defense company signed a Memorandum of Unders...
U.S. Special Operations Forces Seize Oil Tanker Marinera in North Atlantic Sanctions Operation
U.S. forces seized the oil tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic after a court-authorized operation following two weeks of surveillance, according ...
Canada confirms U.S. selection of its icebreaker for Arctic Security Cutter Program
On January 7, 2026, the Canadian shipbuilder Seaspan confirmed that the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter fleet will be based on its Multi-Pu...
Malaysia confirms order of second Turkish-built Multi-Purpose Mission Ship
Malaysia has officially confirmed it will procure a second Multi-Purpose Mission Ship (MPMS) from Türkiye, deepening defence cooperation with Ankar...
What We Know About U.S. Special Forces Seizure of Venezuela-Linked Sophia Oil Tanker in Caribbean
In a pre-dawn action on 7 January 2026, U.S. forces operating under U.S. Southern Command’s Operation Southern Spear apprehended the stateless crud...
U.S. accelerates construction of USS Kennedy 2nd Ford-class aircraft carrier as USS Ford enters combat
During a January 6, 2026, visit to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding facility, the U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confir...
U.S. Navy Cuts Constellation Frigate Program Short and Starts Over With FF(X) Ship Design
Congress has received a new assessment showing the US Navy plans to truncate the Constellation-class frigate program at no more than two ships whil...
Philippines invites Japan to build five new Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessels for Coast Guard
As reported by Herbie_atX, on January 5, 2025, the Philippine Department of Transportation formally invited the Japanese company Mitsubishi Shipbui...