Naval News
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...
U.S. Approves Transfer of Three Virginia-Class Submarines Under Australia’s AUKUS Program
As reported by the AFP on December 5, 2025, the Pentagon has completed its review of the AUKUS submarine partnership with Australia and the UK, res...
Australia Tests HIMARS Rocket Launcher On Amphibious Assault Ship HMAS Canberra And Landing Craft
On 2 December 2025, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) quietly marked a turning point in its long-range fires posture by embarking the M142 High-Mo...
ALERT: China’s naval expansion and 100-ship surge increase military pressure on Taiwan and East Asian allies
China executed its largest maritime surge in the East and South China Seas, according to a Reuters summary of intelligence reports released on Dece...
Romania Secures Hisar-Class Corvette from Türkiye to Bolster Black Sea NATO Shield
On December 3, 2025, Romania formally signed an intergovernmental contract with Türkiye for the acquisition of the Hisar-class light corvette Akhis...
Royal Australian Navy completes first trials of Edge 130 tri-copter drone aboard patrol boat
The Australian Ministry of Defence confirmed on December 1, 2025, that the Royal Australian Navy concluded its inaugural test campaign of the Edge ...
EDEX 2025: ULAQ's 15 MPV drone signals a new step in Türkiye's autonomous naval warfare
At EDEX 2025, the ULAQ 15 MPV was presented as one of the newest multi-purpose variants of Türkiye’s first armed unmanned surface vessel program, w...
Egypt presents USV-AIO-001 unmanned vessel with Eagle-2 weapon station at EDEX 2025
At EDEX 2025, Egypt’s Arab International Optronics (AIO) introduced the USV-AIO-001, an unmanned surface vessel equipped with the Eagle-2 remote we...