Most powerful warship in the world docks in Europe
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived in Marseille this week alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill, marking a high-profile U.S. Navy port visit in southern France.
Royal Marines raiding craft graduates ready for action
A new wave of Royal Marines small boat and landing craft operators has completed intensive training with 47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines, qualifying them for front-line amphibious roles across the UK Commando Force.
Former Royal Navy Minehunter joins Romanian Navy
The vessel, previously known as HMS Pembroke, was commissioned as Capitan Constantin Dumitrescu (M217) during a ceremony at Rosyth, Scotland.
Australia to buy eleven Japanese frigates
The first three ships will be built in Japan, with the first expected to arrive in 2029 and become operational in 2030.
Night Ops on HMS Prince of Wales captured in stunning images
Exceptional night-time images from the deck of HMS Prince of Wales, captured by Leading Photographer Bill Spurr, show British and US aviators in action during Operation Highmast. #CSG25
British and Japanese carrier jets to operate together
The next phase of the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment, Operation Highmast, will focus on integrated air operations with British and Japanese forces preparing for combined F-35B activities at sea
The UXV Combatant – The drone carrier that came too soon
The UXV Combatant was a brilliant idea, but it landed in the wrong decade. We look back at the bespoke drone carrier concept from 2007 and how its vision is only now taking shape across the fleet.
NATO warships conduct training in Arctic
A NATO maritime task group has been operating in the Arctic and High North, conducting a series of naval exercises designed to enhance cooperation, readiness, and maritime presence in the increasingly strategic region.
L3Harris tests new propulsion for next-gen torpedo
L3Harris Technologies has successfully tested a new power plant system for the Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System (SCEPS) that will drive the U.S. Navy’s MK 54 MOD 2 Increment 2 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo.
QinetiQ wins $26m for US Navy submarine systems
QinetiQ US has secured approximately $26 million in subcontracts from General Dynamics Electric Boat to supply advanced electrical and electromechanical systems for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia and Columbia class submarine programmes.
