Naval News
Spanish Navy diver support vessel marks turning point for national underwater training fleet
On 19 November 2025, the Spanish Navy announced a significant milestone with the keel laying of its new diver support vessel at Freire Shipyard in ...
Pakistan Highlights Babur-Class Corvettes' Potential With PNS Khaibar's Precise Hits in Trials
The Pakistan Navy’s second Babur class corvette, PNS Khaibar, has completed live fire trials using Türkiye’s ADVENT combat management system to sco...
U.S. Marines AV‑8B Harriers Roar from USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ship in Southern Spear Drill
On 18 November 2025, U.S. Southern Command released on X new footage of U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jets conducting live-fire training from ...
China's New Fujian aircraft carrier begins first live-force training with strike group
Barely days after its November 5 commissioning ceremony in Sanya, Hainan, China’s new aircraft carrier Fujian has already wrapped up its first at-s...
China’s Type 076 Drone Carrier Sichuan Completes Trials as Progress in Amphibious Innovation
China’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, has returned to the Hudong Zhonghua yard after a three-day maiden sea trial that validated...
Qatar confirms MBDA as Gold Sponsor for DIMDEX 2026 as demand for advanced naval systems grows
MBDA has been confirmed as Gold Sponsor for DIMDEX 2026, reinforcing the exhibition's status as a key hub for global naval and maritime security le...
New Spanish S-82 Submarine Ready to Begin Port and Sea Trials After Float-Out
On November 17, 2025, the Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia announced that the S-82 Narciso Monturiol entered the water at Cartagena, moving...
China increases Type 903A replenishment oiler fleet to extend naval reach across the Pacific
On November 13, 2025, Alex Luck noted that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is on track to significantly increase its fleet of Type...
British Navy HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group with F-35 Fighter Jets Declared Combat Ready by NATO
The British Royal Navy confirmed on November 17, 2025, that its HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group has been officially declared combat-ready ...
Greece Confirms Fourth FDI Frigate from France as It Expands Hellenic Navy Combat Power
Greece has finalized a contract for a fourth FDI HN frigate, strengthening a program that anchors the Hellenic Navy’s next generation of surface co...
China installs LY-1 laser weapon on second Type 071 amphibious landing ship Qilianshan
As reported by Sugar_wsnbn on November 15, 2025, China has likely equipped the Type 071 landing dock ship Qilianshan (985) with the LY-1 high-energ...
Anduril Unites With HD Hyundai to Pioneer Next-Gen Modular Warship Autonomy for U.S. Naval Vision
On 13 November 2025, Anduril Industries confirmed that it is partnering with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to design and build a new generation of Au...
Discover how Saab's A26 fifth-generation submarine boosts Sweden’s strength beneath waters
On November 7, 2025, Saab shared new information about its A26 Blekinge-class submarine, describing it as the world’s first fifth-generation conven...
Korea Sends KSS-III Submarine Ahn Mu to Guam for U.S. Exercise as Regional Tensions Rise
South Korea is sending the KSS-III submarine Ahn Mu to Guam for Silent Shark 2025, a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise with the U.S. Navy. The ...
U.S. Navy USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group with Powerful Air Wing Arrives in Caribbean Sea
The U.S. Navy Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group's entry into the Caribbean Sea on November 16, 2025, places the world’s most advanced aircraft ca...
U.S. Navy Commissions USS Pierre Littoral Combat Ship in Florida as Final Independence-Variant Joins Fleet
The U.S. Navy formally added the USS Pierre LCS 38 to its active roster during a commissioning ceremony on November 15, 2025, in Panama City, a mom...
U.S. approves SM-6 and SM-2 missile sale to equip Germanys future F127 Aegis frigates
In a decision that underscores how quickly Berlin is trying to move up the air and missile defense ladder at sea, the U.S. State Department on 14 N...
Chinese Type 076 Sichuan Amphibious Assault Ship and Future Drone Carrier Conducts First Sea Trial
China’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan (hull 51), has begun its maiden sea trials from Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shangha...
U.S. Navy F-35 Pilots Conduct High-Intensity Carrier Landing Drills at Iwakuni Amid Indo-Pacific Tensions
The U.S. Navy confirmed in an early November 2025 announcement on its official X platform that F-35 Lightning II pilots stationed in Japan have beg...
Tomahawk-Armed U.S. Navy Destroyer and Guided-Missile Cruiser Operate Close to Venezuela’s Coast
On 13 November 2025, multiple open-source naval trackers reported the US Navy destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and the guided-missile cruiser USS ...
South Korea Regains Naval Power in East China Sea With Its First Task Fleet Exercise
South Korea’s Navy has finished its first fleet-level maneuver exercise under the new Task Fleet Command, a three-day operation built around Aegis ...
Swedish Navy Developing Robotic Hatch For Future Anti-Ship Missiles On Visby Corvettes
On 5 November 2025, the Swedish MoD announced that the Navy is developing a new robotic hatch system for its Visby-class corvettes, opening a key c...
Thailand selects Thales to modernize the jetless HTMS Chakri Naruebet aircraft carrier
On November 12, 2025, Thales announced a new agreement with Universal Communication Systems Co. Ltd. (UCS) to install a new Integrated Platform Man...
Will Japan Equip Its Future Submarines with Nuclear Propulsion Like Its Regional Neighbors?
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for an open national debate on whether to adopt nuclear propulsion for the next generation of ...
Bulgaria's first MMPV 90 multi-role frigate Hrabri begins sea trials in the Black Sea
On November 11, 2025, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense announced that the Bulgarian Navy had started testing the Hrabri, its first new 90-meter mu...