Naval News
Netherlands redeploys HNLMS Evertsen air defense frigate to protect French carrier strike group
The Dutch government is examining whether the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS Evertsen should join the French Charles de Gaulle carrier strike...
Spain Deploys Aegis Frigate to Cyprus to Strengthen European Missile Defense Against Iran
Spain is deploying its advanced Aegis-equipped frigate SPS Cristóbal Colón (F-105) toward Cyprus to strengthen European air and missile defense as ...
U.S. Navy Orders Tomahawk Missile Electronics as Iran War Drives Cruise Missile Production Surge
Mobix Labs has received a new U.S. Navy production order for Tomahawk cruise missile electronics as operational demand rises during the Iran confli...
U.S. Submarine Strike on Iranian Warship Highlights Combat Performance of Mk-48 Torpedo
On 4 March 2026, a United States Navy fast attack submarine sank an Iranian combatant vessel in the Indian Ocean with a single Mk 48 heavyweight to...
China to expand submarine fleet toward 70 boats by 2027 and 80 by 2035 to challenge US Navy
U.S. naval intelligence indicates China could expand its submarine fleet to about 70 boats by 2027 and around 80 by 2035, including new nuclear-pow...
India Signs $238M Shtil-1 Missile Deal with Russia to Reinforce Naval Air Defense
India has signed a $238.5 million contract with Russia to procure Shtil vertical-launch surface-to-air missiles for the Indian Navy, strengthening ...
North Korea Plans to Produce Two Destroyers Per Year and Expand Its Nuclear-Capable Navy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spent two days inspecting the country’s newest 5,000-ton destroyer, Choe Hyon, and observing cruise missile launche...
U.S. Central Command Reveals Strike on Iran’s New Soleimani-Class Corvette Shahid Sayyad Shirazi
On March 4, 2026, during ongoing Operation Epic Fury, U.S. forces struck the Iranian Navy’s IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi, a Shahid Soleimani-class mi...
Canada considers split purchase of 12 submarines between Germany and South Korea
Canada is considering splitting its planned purchase of 12 diesel-electric submarines equally between Germany’s TKMS Type 212CD and South Korea’s H...
Israeli Navy Shoots Down Suspected Iranian Shahed-Type Drone Launched from Lebanon
On 4 March 2026, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released infrared footage showing an Israeli Navy missile boat intercepting an unmanned aerial veh...
US submarine sinks first warship with torpedo in combat since World War II with attack on Iranian frigate IRIS Dena
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US Navy submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena with a torpedo in international waters of t...
France redeploys Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group to Middle East as US-Iran war expands
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escorting warships to redeploy toward the Eastern Medit...
Qatar Deploys Aster-Armed Warships to Intercept Iranian Drones in Gulf Missile Attack
Qatar’s navy used its new generation of air defense warships to help intercept Iranian drones during a coordinated missile and drone attack targeti...
UK Deploys HMS Dragon Destroyer to Eastern Mediterranean to Counter Iranian Drone and Missile Threats
On 3 March 2026, the UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the deployment of the air-defence destroyer HMS Dragon and drone-intercepting Wildcat helicop...
U.S. Forces Destroy 17 Iranian Warships and One Submarine in Operation Epic Fury Strikes
U.S. Central Command reports that American forces destroyed 17 Iranian naval vessels and one submarine during Operation Epic Fury, a large-scale ca...
Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena sinks near Sri Lanka after possible submarine attack
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath says that the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena sank about 40 km south of Sri Lankan coasts, near Galle, a...
U.S. Launches USNS Lansing EPF-16 Final Spearhead Fast Transport with New Medical Capability
The U.S. Navy and Austal USA launched the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) in Mobile, Alabama on Feb. 25, marking the final Spearhead-class Expeditiona...
British Navy rolls out second Type 31 frigate HMS Active to expand global patrol capability
The UK's Royal Navy rolled out the second Type 31 frigate, HMS Active, at Babcock Rosyth shipyard on February 24, 2026, the same day that construct...
UK Weighs Deployment of HMS Duncan Destroyer to Protect Cyprus from Iranian Drone and Missile Threats
The United Kingdom is considering deploying HMS Duncan, a Type 45 air-defense destroyer, to the waters off Cyprus following a drone attack that dam...
U.S. Navy Redeploys USS Gerald R. Ford for Second Combat Operation in Epic Fury Against Iran
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Epic Fury against Iran, adding sus...
U.S. Navy Positions Six Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers in Arabian Sea for Sustained Tomahawk Strikes
The US Navy has massed six independently deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in the Arabian Sea to execute sustained Tomahawk la...
U.S. Deploys Rare Dual Aircraft Carriers to Strike Iranian Targets in Operation Epic Fury
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, is conducting sustained flight operations under Operation Epic Fury as p...
U.S. Navy sinks Iranian drone carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri in Epic Fury naval campaign
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the launch of a sustained naval campaign against the Iranian Navy under Operation Epic Fury, targeting...
China to launch first Type 095 nuclear submarine as US naval edge narrows in Pacific
Satellite imagery indicates that China is preparing to launch its first Type 095 nuclear-powered attack submarine, which is being prepared at the H...
U.S. Refines Indo-Pacific Amphibious Warfare Capabilities During Cobra Gold 2026 Exercise in Thailand
U.S. forces conducted coordinated sea-based operations off Hat Yao Beach in Rayong Province, Thailand, on 26 February 2026 as part of Cobra Gold 20...