
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the navy supply vessel USNS Supply have collided during a refueling operation at sea.

HMCS Charlottetown, the Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate which entered service in 1995, has set sail from its home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.

The US military forces have carried out a successful maritime interdiction mission in the Caribbean Sea that highlighted the capabilities of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

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The US forces have carried out strikes against three boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as part of an ongoing maritime security operation, according to US officials.

The Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has completed its eight-month global deployment, returning home aboard HMS Prince of Wales and its escort vessels after steaming more than 40,000 nautical miles across the Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean, and beyond.

Defense company Aselsan has carried out a live-fire test of the GÖKSUR air defense system, achieving a major milestone for Türkiye’s naval defense.

The US Coast Guard is set to invest nearly $350 million in robotics and autonomous systems to strengthen mission execution and operational capabilities.

The US Navy has conducted four scheduled test flights of unarmed Trident II D5LE missiles from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the east coast of Florida.

The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRF CSG), led by the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducted routine operations in the High North region with maritime forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) and NATO partners Norway, Germany, and France.

The Royal Navy has delivered supplies between warships using a British-built drone for the first time during its 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment.

Leonardo DRS has completed the first series of open-water demonstrations of its maritime mission equipment package (MEP), designed for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C‑UAS) naval fleet protection.

A specialist mine-hunting ship has formally become a Royal Navy warship as it prepares for front-line operations aimed at protecting UK waters from underwater threats.

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) multi-role vessel, HMNZS Canterbury, has sailed into Suva, carrying uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) – the Bluebottles Tahi and Rua, as part of Operation Calypso, a joint maritime security effort with the Republic of Fiji Navy.