U.S. Navy Expands Military Deployment Near Venezuela with F-35s and Intelligence Aircraft
On 23 December 2025, open-source intelligence platforms on X reported a new wave of U.S. strike and support aircraft deploying into the U.S. Southe...
DIMDEX 2026 registration launch signals growing momentum in Middle East naval modernization
Online registration has opened for the ninth edition of DIMDEX, set for 19 to 22 January 2026 at Doha’s Qatar National Convention Centre. The move ...
Indonesian Navy Receives Second Italian-Built PPA-Class Multipurpose Combat Ship
According to information released by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri on December 22, 2025, the Indonesian Navy formally accepted KRI Prabu Siliwan...
Türkiye’s ASELSAN Supports Malaysia’s Unmanned Surface Vessel Program for Maritime Security
On 22 December 2025, as reported on ASELSAN Malaysia’s official LinkedIn page, ASELSAN and Malaysian shipyard NAVAMAS signed a Teaming Agreement to...
US Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. departs Guam to reinforce Abraham Lincoln carrier group in Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) departed Guam on December 20, 2025, to begin routi...
Japan launches final Mogami-class frigate JS Yoshii to monitor nearby seas
On December 22, 2025, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) held a naming and launching ceremony at its Nagasaki Shipyard for the JS Yoshii, the twelft...
Pakistan Navy launches fourth Hangor-class submarine PNS Ghazi in China
On December 17, 2025, the Pakistan Navy announced that its fourth Hangor-class submarine, the PNS Ghazi, had been launched at the Wuchang Shipbuild...
France launches construction of PA-NG next-generation nuclear aircraft carrier
On December 21, 2025, during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, Emmanuel Macron confirmed the launch of the construction of France’s next aircraf...
Türkiye Hands Over Second MILGEM-Class Corvette PNS Khaibar to the Pakistan Navy Fleet
On December 20, 2025, Anadolu Agency reported from Istanbul that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presided over a naval platforms commissioning cerem...
Germany's TKMS Secures Largest-Ever Heavyweight Torpedo Order for Type 212CD Submarine Program
On 19 December 2025, as reported by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, TKMS and Germany’s procurement authority BAAINBw signed in Koblenz a framework agr...
U.S. Navy Advances FF(X) Frigate Program to Serve as a Critical Component of Trump’s Golden Fleet
According to information published by Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan on X on December 19, 2025, the U.S. Navy is moving to acquire a brand-ne...
British Navy activates first MTU generator on new HMS Glasgow Type 26 anti-submarine frigate
According to information released by the British Royal Navy on December 18, 2025, engineers at BAE Systems’ Scotstoun shipyard on the River Clyde h...