Training & Education
US Navy drone lands autonomously on moving ship without GPS
First forward-deployed Virginia-class sub completes Pacific mission
The US Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) has completed its first deployment since becoming the service’s first...
US, partners sink decommissioned cruiser and amphibious assault ship during RIMPAC 2026
US and partner nations conducted a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 exercise, using a decommissioned guided missile cruiser and amphibious assault ship as targets to test multinational maritime strike and targeting capabilities in the Pacific Ocean.
Canadian Navy frigate fires torpedo during major Pacific naval exercise
The Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) has conducted a torpedo firing exercise during the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, demonstrating the ship’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities in one of the world’s largest multinational maritime exercises.
31 warships from 19 nations kick off large-scale Atlantic exercise
Naval forces from 19 nations began a large-scale multinational exercise off the US East Coast as ships arrived in Norfolk ahead of FLEETEX 250.
ROK Navy’s KSS-III submarine arrives in Canada
Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy KSS-III submarine, known as Dosan Ahn Changho, has arrived at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt, just outside of Victoria, British Columbia.
World’s largest warship comes home after completing epic 57K+ nautical mile odyssey
Nearly 4,500 sailors aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), returned to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16 after an 11-month deployment across the US 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets.
HII, MetalCraft Marine deliver USV prototypes to US Marine Corps
HII, in partnership with MetalCraft Marine, has delivered and sea-tested two unmanned surface vessels (USVs) awarded under a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract for smaller-form-factor autonomous boat prototypes for the US Marine Corps.
World’s oldest active supercarrier conducts one of its final major overseas missions
The US Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz (CVN-68), has completed one of its final major overseas deployments after taking part in multinational naval exercises under the Southern Seas 2026 mission.
US destroyers are ‘quietly’ becoming laser-armed warships
The US Navy is steadily moving shipboard laser weapons from experimental programs into fleet operations, as the service establishes a dedicated training pipeline for sailors at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL).
US Navy’s newest Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer heads toward commissioning
The Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) has departed HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division en route to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, ahead of its future commissioning in Whittier, Alaska.
Bath Iron Works nets deal to build another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for US Navy
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD BIW) has scored a contract to build another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for the US Navy.
World’s largest aircraft carrier hosts high-level visit in Mediterranean (PHOTOS)
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), hosted a high-level US Navy visit while operating in the Mediterranean Sea on May 5, 2026.
Textron Systems to provide TSUNAMI USVs to US Navy
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron company, has scored a contract d from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to produce and deliver multiple TSUNAMI uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).