Australia and US Test AUKUS Pillar II Undersea Capabilities at RIMPAC 2026
Australia and the United States have successfully tested AUKUS Pillar II subsea and seabed warfare capabilities during an undersea warfare activity as part of Exercise
Australia and the United States have successfully tested AUKUS Pillar II subsea and seabed warfare capabilities during an undersea warfare activity as part of Exercise
The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet is testing new UUV roles, including carrier-basing and undersea resupply, to boost stealth in contested waters.
A new White House Presidential Memorandum invites international shipbuilders to compete for a U.S. Navy convoy escort under the “Finland Model.” In a dramatic policy

HII announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed acceptance sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R.
The U.S. Navy completed a 1,000 nautical mile transit with the service’s Orca XLUUV uncrewed submarine in July, a first for the service. The U.S.
During the U.S. Navy’s Lanternfish 2026 exercise, Ultra Maritime demonstrated an integrated passive-active sonar architecture combining its Sea Spear passive array and SSQ-125B active sonobuoy to detect and track UUVs.
German naval shipbuilder TKMS has indicated that it would, in principle, be open to involving suppliers from the halted F126 frigate program in the construction
Commercial satellite imagery confirms Ukrainian drone and missile strikes damaged at least four Russian Black Sea Fleet warships in Novorossiysk, including two Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates.
On 10 August 2026, Vietnam held a ceremony to initiate construction of a brand new type of indigenously designed, multipurpose frigate for the Vietnam People’s
Türkiye’s future National Fast Attack Craft (FAC) broke cover during the naming and launching ceremony of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s third LMS Batch 2 vessel