Naval News
Who Are France’s Elite Special Forces Commandos Marine Behind the High-Risk Seizure of a Russian Tanker?
Following last week’s interception of a Russian-linked oil tanker in the western Mediterranean, attention has turned to the French Commandos Marine...
China Deploys Wing Loong II Drones for Coast Guard Patrols Around Taiwan
The Chinese Coast Guard has officially begun flying Wing Loong II, also known as WL-2, unmanned aerial systems as part of routine maritime patrol o...
Australia Completes Guardian-Class Patrol Boat Program to Secure Pacific Maritime Control
Australia has launched the final Guardian-class Patrol Boat under its SEA3036-1 program, completing delivery of 24 vessels to Pacific partners. The...
U.S. Marines Test V-BAT Drone From Warship in Nighttime Intelligence Operations
U.S. Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit successfully launched a V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial system from ...
BAE Systems Secures $98M U.S. Navy Contracts to Maintain USS Kansas City and USS Stockdale Warships
BAE Systems announced that its ship repair business has secured US Navy contracts covering major scheduled maintenance for the Independence-class l...
Saudi Arabia continues talks with Fincantieri on Todaro-class to acquire first submarines
As reported by Tactical Report on January 21, 2026, Saudi Arabia continues to discuss with Italy’s Fincantieri regarding Todaro-class submarines, a...
France Launches Armed Surface Drone Program to Protect Naval Bases and Escort Warships
Facing growing risks from autonomous and asymmetric maritime threats, the French Navy has launched a new phase in its unmanned systems strategy. It...
U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship Cambodia Port Call Signals Naval Recalibration in Southeast Asia
The U.S. Navy quietly but deliberately expanded its regional footprint this week as USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) became the first American warship to do...
France Deploys RAPIDFire 40 mm Naval Gun to Defeat Drones and Fast Attack Craft
France has validated a new software standard for its 40 mm S40SA naval weapon system following live-fire trials completed in January 2026. The upda...
Taiwan Navy Begins Dive Tests of Hai Kun First Indigenous Attack Submarine
The Republic of China Navy has initiated the first controlled dive tests of its domestically built Hai Kun submarine, marking a critical transition...
U.S. Marines Conduct Live-Fire Flight Operations with AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters over Pacific Ocean
According to information published by the U.S. Department of War on January 23, 2026, AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from Marine Medium Tiltrotor S...
Russia Builds Arctic Power Edge Over U.S. With Lider Nuclear Icebreaker by 2030
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that the nuclear-powered Lider icebreaker is under construction and on schedule for completion by 2030. ...
France’s Future SNLE 3G Nuclear Submarine Enters Full Industrial Construction at Cherbourg
France has moved a step closer to fielding its next generation nuclear deterrent, as the SNLE 3G ballistic missile submarine formally entered its i...
U.S. Marines Deploy New Amphibious Combat Vehicle From USS Makin Island Ship in Ship-to-Shore Operation
U.S. Marines from 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducted ship-to-shore operations with the new ACV-P while aboard USS Mak...
U.S. Navy Awards $67.5M Contract to Support Trident II Submarine Nuclear Missile System
According to information published on January 23, 2026, by the U.S. Department of War, the U.S. Navy has awarded Alexandria, Virginia-based Systems...
U.S. Sends Major Naval Force Toward Iran as President Trump Signals Possible Military Action
U.S. President Trump announced on January 22, 2026, aboard Air Force One, that the U.S. would deploy a significant naval force toward Iran in respo...
U.S. Navy Approves New Tomahawk Missile Upgrades to Sustain Long-Range Strike Through 2029
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $380.8 million contract modification to Raytheon to expand Tomahawk cruise missile recertification and modernization wo...
Royal British Navy Shadows Russian Corvette and Tanker During English Channel Transit
On 23 January 2026, the Royal British Navy confirmed it had deployed a mix of surface vessels and maritime aviation assets to closely monitor the t...
French Navy Conducts First-Ever Seizure of Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker
On 22 January 2026, a French Navy task group operating in the western Mediterranean intercepted and boarded the crude oil tanker Grinch, a Comoros-...
U.S. Navy’s First Stealth Hypersonic Strike Destroyer USS Zumwalt Completes Builder’s Sea Trials
On 21 January 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries confirmed the completion of builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) following a prolonged...
U.S. Marines Conduct CH-53 Super Stallion Helicopter Flight Operations Aboard USS Tripoli in Indo-Pacific
CH-53 Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters conducted flight operations aboard the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) on Jan...
Indonesia Secures Arrowhead 140 Frigate Design Licences Under £4 Billion Deal with UK
On 21 January 2026, Babcock International announced that it had secured the first concrete agreement under its £4 billion Maritime Partnership Prog...
Germany’s TKMS advances $12 billion bid to supply 12 Type 212CD patrol submarines to Canada
As reported by Reuters on January 21, 2026, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems formally advanced an investment-linked proposal for Canada’s Canadian Patro...
Dutch Navy Intercepts and Escorts Russian Warship and Oil Tanker Through North Sea Waters
In a statement released on January 21, 2026, the Dutch Ministry of Defense confirmed that the offshore patrol vessel DSS Galatea of the Royal Nethe...
UK sends one of its few operational attack submarines HMS Anson to Australia under AUKUS agreement
As reported by Navy Lookout on January 19, 2026, the British Royal Navy has started the deployment of the HMS Anson, one of its few operational nuc...