The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS John F Kennedy (CVN79), departed the Newport News shipyard in Virginia on 28 January to begin builder’s sea trials, a key milestone that will test ship ...

The US, UK and Australia are conducting a maritime technology demonstration off Southern California, testing autonomous and crewed systems as part of the AUKUS partnership’s second pillar.

The first-in-class of the Type 31 frigates, the future HMS Venturer, was rolled out in 2025. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright The UK’s Type 31 frigate programme, intended to deliver five relatively ...

Ranger TTL USV can autonomously surface and undertake covert ISR missions. Credit: GABLER. German submarine systems provider GABLER and defence technology firm FLANQ have completed the Sea Acceptance ...

Earlier in November 2025, China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced that the Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan had completed initial sea trials, a significant landmark in a programme ...

ICS-enabled baselines merge legacy combat systems with modern infrastructure for fleet-wide deployment. Credit: © Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin has ...

The first Flight III ship, DDG 125 (pictured) completed acceptance trials. Credit: United States Navy/Huntington Ingalls Industries/commons.wikimedia.org (Creative Commons). The name of DDG 145 was ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a strategic meeting in St Petersburg. Credit: Presidential Executive Office. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has outlined a long-term development ...

The UK Government has confirmed that steel will be cut on the first UK SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine in 2027, with decisions to be taken on the actual number of boats being procured ...

Ghost Fleet Overlord USVs are being used to expand and accelerate the US Navy’s experimentation of larger and highly autonomous USVs. Ghost Fleet Overlord consists of four experimental unmanned ...

Ultra Maritime’s FLAPS system provides unparalleled ASW and torpedo defence capabilities. Credit: ©2025 Ultra Maritime. Ultra Maritime has secured a contract worth C$200m ($146m) to supply the Royal ...

The company’s services will include academic instruction, live exercises, synthetic training events, and policy support. Credit: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock.com ...