Navy News
Turkish Navy’s TCG Istanbul Frigate Achieves First Live Target Kill With Hisar-D RF Air Defense System
On August 15, 2025, the Turkish Navy successfully conducted a live-fire test of the indigenously developed Hisar-D RF air defense missile, launched...
China Prepares Debut of New Giant Unmanned Underwater Vehicle in Upcoming Parade
On August 16, 2025, Beijing drew global attention when images emerged from parade rehearsals revealing a massive unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV),...
Malaysian Scorpène-class submarine fires Black Shark torpedo for first time in South China Sea
According to information published by the Malaysian National News Agency on July 29, 2025, the submarine KD Tun Abdul Razak has successfully conduc...
China claims expulsion of US Navy destroyer USS Higgins near disputed Philippine waters as tensions rise
On August 13, 2025, China’s Southern Theater Command announced that its naval forces had tracked, warned, and expelled the Arleigh Burke-class dest...
Philippine Coast Guard considers Indian-made offshore patrol vessels to expand presence in South China Sea
According to The Defenstar on August 17, 2025, the Philippines is evaluating the option of locally producing the Indian-designed Next Generation Of...
US Navy relies on Electric Boat company to sustain Columbia and Virginia submarines facing Russian and Chinese pressure
Zacks Equity Research, on August 15, 2025, reported that General Dynamics Electric Boat, a core business unit of General Dynamics Corp., has been a...
Exclusive Report: British Navy conducts remote intelligence mission with undersea robot XLUUV Excalibur over 16,000 km
According to information released by the British Royal Navy, a landmark undersea trial has confirmed the United Kingdom’s ability to conduct a real...
HMS Tyne leads UK surveillance of Russian submarines in the English Channel
The British Navy has underlined the strategic importance of its patrol vessels by announcing the arrival of HMS Tyne at the naval base in Faslane o...
US Navy Sends Warships Near Scarborough Shoal After China-Philippines Maritime Crisis
On August 13, 2025, two U.S. Navy surface combatants maneuvered within 30 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal days after two Chinese vessels collid...
Leonardo Validates Autonomous Maritime System to Shield Naval Platforms from Drone Threats
According to information published by Leonardo DRS on August 12, 2025, the company has successfully conducted the first open-water trials of its Co...
Japan and Philippines deepen military ties through naval transfers to counter China
The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippines, confirmed by USNI News on August 12, 2025, is set to enter into force next...
China Simulates Coastal Invasion Using ZTD-05 Amphibious Tanks In Live Fire Exercise
On August 8, 2025, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reported that it had reaffirmed its focus on strengthening amphibious warfare capabilitie...
US Navy Takes Lead in Designing Next Gen DDG(X) Destroyer and SSN(X) Submarine for 2030s Fleet
On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Navy confirmed a decisive shift in its shipbuilding strategy, as reported by USNI, with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAV...
USS Bainbridge Destroyer Equipped with New Coyote Anti-Drone Launchers Signaling Major Shift in US Navy Fleet Defense
On July 27, 2025, a photograph released by the US Navy via its DVIDS platform showed the presence of newly installed Coyote counter-drone launchers...
South Korea offers KSS-III submarines to Greece with cruise and ballistic strike capabilities
On August 9, 2025, the Greek daily Ekathimerini reported that South Korea had submitted to Athens several defense cooperation proposals, including ...
Brazil expands maritime surveillance capabilities with launch of second Tamandare class frigate
According to information published by SA Defensa on X on 9 August 2025, the Brazilian Navy has officially named its second Tamandaré class frigate ...
U.S. Navy Sea Fighter FSF-1 Boosts High Speed Littoral Warfare and Rapid Response
According to information published by WarshipCam on X on August 10, 2025, the United States Navy’s experimental littoral combat vessel Sea Fighter ...
Breaking News: Chinese destroyer and coast guard ship damaged in confrontation with Philippine Coast Guard
Images and videos shared by Jay Tarriela, spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard on X (formerly Twitter), show the sequence of an incident tha...
Indian Navy strengthens Indo-Pacific posture with dual Nilgiri class frigate commissioning
According to information published by the Press Information Bureau on 31 July 2025, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) delivered Himgir...
US, UK and Japan Coordinate Aircraft Carrier Operations in the Strategic Indo Pacific
On August 10, 2025, the Philippine Sea was the scene of a naval maneuver of an unusual format, bringing together for the first time three aircraft ...
Australia Extends Collins Class Support To Maintain Submarine Capability Until AUKUS Fleet Arrival
According to information published by the Australian Defence Magazine on August 11, 2025, Canberra has awarded two major contract extensions to sec...
Exclusive Report: U.S. Marines Boost Anti-Submarine Warfare Skills in Philippine Sea to Counter China and Russia Submarines
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on August 8, 2025, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ...
Breaking News: UK and U.S. F-35Bs fighter jets operate together from Japanese aircraft carrier JS Kaga for first time
According to information published by the UK Carrier Strike Group on August 9, 2025, images released on its official X account show for the first t...
US and Japanese forces conduct training in the Sea of Japan to strengthen mine countermeasures
From July 14 to 28, 2025, the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted the 2025 edition of the 2JA mine warfa...
Russia Expands Nuclear Submarine Fleet to Counter NATO in Arctic and Pacific Theaters
According to information published by the Moscow Times on July 25, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during a high-level meeting in Sev...