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HS Kimon, the first FDI HN frigate for the Hellenic Navy, docked in Lorient during the official handover ceremony on December 18, 2025. Designed by Naval Group, the warship represents a leap in Greek naval combat capabilities with full-spectrum warfare systems and advanced digital integration. HS Kimon, the first FDI HN frigate for the Hellenic Navy, docked in Lorient during the official handover ceremony on December 18, 2025. Designed by Naval Group, the warship represents a leap in Greek naval combat capabilities with full-spectrum warfare systems and advanced digital integration.

Greece Takes Delivery of Its First French-made FDI HN Frigate Advancing Hellenic Navy Modernization

| Naval News Navy 2025
The Hellenic Navy has formally taken delivery of HS Kimon, its first French-made Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention FDI frigate, during an offici...
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Australia’s future Landing Craft Medium will provide the Army with steel-built, long-range amphibious vessels capable of projecting up to 80 tonnes of combat power, including main battle tanks and HIMARS launchers (Picture source: Austal). Australia’s future Landing Craft Medium will provide the Army with steel-built, long-range amphibious vessels capable of projecting up to 80 tonnes of combat power, including main battle tanks and HIMARS launchers (Picture source: Austal).

Australia Orders Heavy Landing Craft to Move Tanks and HIMARS Launchers Across Littorals

| Naval News Navy 2025
Austal Defence Australia has secured a 1.029 billion Australian dollar contract to build 18 steel-hulled Landing Craft Medium for the Australian Ar...
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Harbor tugboats assist U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as it arrives at Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit on December 11, 2025. Harbor tugboats assist U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as it arrives at Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit on December 11, 2025.

U.S. Now Has Two Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups in Western Pacific to Deter China

| Naval News Navy 2025
The United States has significantly strengthened its naval posture in the Indo-Pacific following the U.S. Pacific Fleet's confirmation of the arriv...
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The U.S. Navy has conducted its first-ever at-sea launch of a one-way LUCAS attack drone from a surface warship in the Arabian Gulf, marking a significant step toward operational ship-based unmanned strike capabilities in a high-threat maritime region (Picture Source: DVIDS) The U.S. Navy has conducted its first-ever at-sea launch of a one-way LUCAS attack drone from a surface warship in the Arabian Gulf, marking a significant step toward operational ship-based unmanned strike capabilities in a high-threat maritime region (Picture Source: DVIDS)

U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Santa Barbara Tests LUCAS Unmanned Combat System for First Time

| Naval News Navy 2025
On December 16, 2025, in the waters of the Arabian Gulf, the U.S. Navy has conducted its first-ever launch of a one-way attack drone from a surface...
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The HMS Saud (820) measures around 118 meters in length, sometimes specified as 118.6 meters, with a beam of 17.6 meters, a draft of 4.3 meters, and a maximum displacement of about 3,600 tonnes. (Picture source: Saudi MoD) The HMS Saud (820) measures around 118 meters in length, sometimes specified as 118.6 meters, with a beam of 17.6 meters, a draft of 4.3 meters, and a maximum displacement of about 3,600 tonnes. (Picture source: Saudi MoD)

U.S. shipyard launches first MMSC frigate HMS Saud for Saudi Arabia in Wisconsin

| Naval News Navy 2025
On December 16, 2025, the Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin moved the HMS King Saud (820), the first of the four Multi-Mission Surface Comb...
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U.S. approval of a $100.2 million FMS will sustain Japan’s Aegis destroyers with trials and software support, boosting readiness as tensions with China rise (Picture source: Japan MoD). U.S. approval of a $100.2 million FMS will sustain Japan’s Aegis destroyers with trials and software support, boosting readiness as tensions with China rise (Picture source: Japan MoD).

U.S. Approves Support for Japan’s Aegis Destroyers as Tensions with China Rise

| Naval News Navy 2025
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $100.2 million Foreign Military Sale to Japan for Aegis destroyer combat system support, accordi...
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The USS Oklahoma will be the 29th Virginia-class submarine, the first of the Block V configuration, the second U.S. Navy vessel carrying the name of this state, and the 14th Virginia-class submarine to be delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding. (Picture source: HII) The USS Oklahoma will be the 29th Virginia-class submarine, the first of the Block V configuration, the second U.S. Navy vessel carrying the name of this state, and the 14th Virginia-class submarine to be delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding. (Picture source: HII)

HII completes pressure hull on first Block V Virginia-class submarine USS Oklahoma

| Naval News Navy 2025
On December 16, 2025, HII confirmed that Newport News Shipbuilding completed the pressure hull of the USS Oklahoma (SSN-802), which will be the fir...
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Tankers sanctioned by the US that are trying to load or transport Venezuelan crude could now be intercepted, detained, or prevented from entering or leaving Venezuelan ports, with their cargoes at risk of being seized if they attempt to run the blockade. (Picture source: US Navy) Tankers sanctioned by the US that are trying to load or transport Venezuelan crude could now be intercepted, detained, or prevented from entering or leaving Venezuelan ports, with their cargoes at risk of being seized if they attempt to run the blockade. (Picture source: US Navy)

Trump announces US naval blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers

| Naval News Navy 2025
As reported by the BBC on December 17, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on December 16, 2025, that the United States would impose a tota...
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Russia has confirmed plans to lay down two additional Project 677 Lada class diesel-electric submarines in early 2026 at Admiralty Shipyards, reinforcing Moscow’s push to modernize its non-nuclear submarine force for coastal and near-sea operations (Picture Source: Vitaly Kuzmin / Rubin Central Design Bureau) Russia has confirmed plans to lay down two additional Project 677 Lada class diesel-electric submarines in early 2026 at Admiralty Shipyards, reinforcing Moscow’s push to modernize its non-nuclear submarine force for coastal and near-sea operations (Picture Source: Vitaly Kuzmin / Rubin Central Design Bureau)

Russia Expands Lada-Class Submarine Program with Two New Submarines to Be Laid Down in 2026

| Naval News Navy 2025
On December 16, 2025, Russia has confirmed that two additional Velikiye Luki-series diesel-electric submarines of Project 677 Lada will be laid dow...
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This shipbuilding push is presented against a yardstick in which U.S. shipbuilders produce less than 1% of China’s annual output by tonnage, a gap the administration is seeking to narrow through higher activity, new entrants, and accelerated programs. (Picture source: US Navy) This shipbuilding push is presented against a yardstick in which U.S. shipbuilders produce less than 1% of China’s annual output by tonnage, a gap the administration is seeking to narrow through higher activity, new entrants, and accelerated programs. (Picture source: US Navy)

Trump approves U.S. Navy Golden Fleet plan as Chinese Navy grows stronger

| Naval News Navy 2025
As reported by Axios on December 7, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a Navy shipbuilding framework known as the “Golden Fleet,” accor...
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The SSN-799, the first submarine named after the state of Idaho, has a submerged displacement of about 7,800 tonnes, a length of 115 meters, a beam of 10.4 meters, and a draft of 9.8 meters. (Picture source: GD Electric Boat) The SSN-799, the first submarine named after the state of Idaho, has a submerged displacement of about 7,800 tonnes, a length of 115 meters, a beam of 10.4 meters, and a draft of 9.8 meters. (Picture source: GD Electric Boat)

US Navy receives 26th Virginia-class submarine USS Idaho from GD Electric Boat

| Naval News Navy 2025
General Dynamics Electric Boat delivered the Pre-Commissioning Unit Idaho (SSN-799) to the U.S. Navy on December 15, 2025. The 26th Virginia-class ...
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Barracuda-class attack submarine Duguay-Trouin during reactor-related industrial work in 2022; the image illustrates a similar nuclear propulsion milestone to the reactor start recently achieved on De Grasse (Picture source: French Ministry of the Armed Forces). Barracuda-class attack submarine Duguay-Trouin during reactor-related industrial work in 2022; the image illustrates a similar nuclear propulsion milestone to the reactor start recently achieved on De Grasse (Picture source: French Ministry of the Armed Forces).

France Activates Nuclear Reactor on Barracuda-Class Attack Submarine De Grasse

| Naval News Navy 2025
France has initiated the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in the propulsion system of De Grasse, its fourth Barracuda-class nuclear-powered ...
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