Navy News
Russian Frigate Admiral Gorshkov Completes Historic Deployment with Hypersonic Missiles
According to information published by December 28, 2024, the Russian Navy’s multirole frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, a ...
Estonia-Finland Cable Damage Drives NATO's Baltic Sea Strategy
According to information published by NATO on December 30, 2024, the alliance has announced plans to enhance its military presence in the Baltic Se...
Thai Defense Minister Delays Submarine Project Approval Over Engine Concerns
According to information published by Pattaya Mail on December 31, 2024, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Phumtham Wechayacha...
Historical Breakthrough: Ukraine's GUR Successfully Destroys Aerial Target with Magura V5 Naval Drone
According to information published by the Ukrainian MoD on December 31, 2024, the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence special unit “Group 13” achieved a...
Construction of Qatar's High-Speed 50m Missile Armed Vessels Kicks Off at Dearsan
According to information published by Dearsan Shipyard on December 23, 2024, Dearsan Shipyard hosted a significant milestone with the keel-laying c...
Defense Investigation : Russia-linked Tanker Seized by Finland Exposed as High-tech Spy Vessel
According to information published by Michelle Wiese Bockmann on December 27, 2024, Finnish authorities have seized a Russian-linked tanker, Eagle ...
MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo Kits: US Navy Strengthens Fleet with General Dynamics
According to information published by the US DoD on December 23, 2024, the U.S. Navy’s award of a $139.2 million contract to General Dynamics Missi...
Taiwan Navy Orders Locally-Made Loitering Munition to Strengthen Coastal Defense Against China
Taiwan's Navy has officially ordered a batch of locally-made Loitering Munition Type I from the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Techn...
Poland Invests in Baltic Security with New Naval Rescue Vessel
According to information published by the Polish Government on December 27, 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced the sig...
Kim Jong Un reveals North Korea's 3,000-Ton Frigate Project raising speculation of Russian aid
According to information published by Daum on December 30, 2024, North Korea revealed for the first time that it is constructing a new 3,000-ton cl...
Oman Partners with Thailand's Marsun to Modernize Naval Fleet
According to information published by Marsun Public Company on December 19, 2024, the Ministry of Defence of Oman has signed a landmark contract wi...
USS Iowa Virginia-class submarine joins the US Navy with superior stealth and strike capabilities
On December 22, 2024, the U.S. Navy received the Virginia-class submarine USS Iowa (SSN-797), marking its official delivery from General Dynamics E...
China's Military Expansion and Strategy Detailed in 2024 Pentagon Report
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has released its annual report titled Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of Ch...
US Navy delays next-gen attack submarine SSN(X) program to 2040 amid budget constraints
The U.S. Navy has announced a delay in its Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) program, pushing the first procurement from Fiscal Year (FY) 2...
China’s Naval Milestone: Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship with Electromagnetic Catapults
According to information published by 163 on December 27, 2024, China held the launch and naming ceremony for the Sichuan, the first ship in the 07...
DARPA and US Navy Achieve Milestone in Autonomous Naval Refueling
According to information published by the US DoD on December 19, 2024, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed a ground...
North Korea joins Russian naval exercises as observer for the first time
On December 18, 2024, General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, confirmed that North Korea participated as ...
US Coast Guard acquires first polar icebreaker in 25 years to fill critical Arctic sovereignty gap
On December 23, 2024, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) officially acquired the Aiviq, a 360-foot Polar Class 3-equivalent icebreaker, marking t...
Myanmar Navy commissions UMS King Thalun as largest domestically built frigate
On December 24, 2024, the Myanmar Navy officially launched its largest domestically built frigate, UMS King Thalun, at a ceremony held in Thanlyin,...
HMS Portland Becomes Second Royal Navy Frigate Armed with Naval Strike Missiles
According to information published by the UK MoD on December 17, 2024, HMS Portland, a Plymouth-based Type 23 frigate, has become the second Royal ...