Navy News
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...
China Converts Civilian Cargo Ship Into Maritime Directed-Energy Platform With LY-1 Laser Weapon
On November 30, 2025, images shared on Chinese social media showed the LY-1 high-energy laser weapon system bolted to the open deck of a civilian r...