U.S. Navy activates second MQ-4C Triton drone squadron to enhance high-altitude surveillance
At the beginning of November 2025, the U.S. Department of War announced that the U.S. Navy had advanced its unmanned aviation capabilities by estab...
U.S. Navy eyes Coast Guard cutter as new frigate class after Constellation cancellation
On December 12, 2025, Breaking Defense reported that the U.S. Navy is considering the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter (NSC) as the basis for...
France develops new launch system to let its FDI frigate carry up to four times more missiles
Mer et Marine reported on December 12, 2025, that Naval Group is working on a cold-launch missile system for the FDI frigate that could increase th...
U.S. Special Forces seize Chinese cargo tied to Iran missile program
On December 12, 2025, the Wall Street Journal announced that U.S. special forces boarded a ship in the Indian Ocean last month and seized military-...
U.S. Navy ship USS Cincinnati arrives in Indonesia for new joint maritime exercise
On December 10, 2025, the Indonesian Naval Regional Command IV (Kodaeral IV) announced that the U.S. Navy’s USS Cincinnati (LCS-20), an Independenc...
UK commits to building one new British Navy AUKUS nuclear attack submarine every 18 months
The UK Strategic Defence Review 2025, published by the British Parliament on November 24, 2025, sets out a long-term production framework for Briti...
Poland launches ORP Czajka its sixth Kormoran II-class mine counter-measures vessel
Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has confirmed the launch of ORP Czajka, the sixth Kormoran II-class mine countermeasures vessel, marking anot...
British Royal Navy tracks Russian Kilo-class submarine amid heightened naval activity
The Royal Navy confirmed British forces conducted a three-day operation tracking the Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it transited from th...
South Korean Marine Corps Launches First Marlin High-Speed Combat Boat
South Korea has taken a visible step in hardening its exposed island defenses, putting the ROK Marine Corps’ first HCB 001 Marlin high speed combat...
Leaked U.S. war games show China could sink USS Gerald R. Ford carrier in potential Taiwan conflict
On December 8, 2025, the New York Times revealed a leaked U.S. wargame assessment, known as the Overmatch Brief, which states that China could sink...
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...