USS Illinois Undocking at Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), June 24, 2026, completing an important milestone in the submarine’s…
Chinese Carrier Aviation Taking Off
By Olivia Parker and Dzaky Naradichiantama IISS China has made and continues to make great strides in its carrier aviation. Comparing the PLAN’s practices with those of the US Navy…
Navy Tests Prototype Atmospheric Diving System
By Anna Taylor Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, Washington, hosted the first open water test of the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression suit in Liberty Bay, Washington, June…
Six New Air Defense “Warships” to Defend UK and Boost Shipbuilding
At least six new warships will be built for the Royal Navy under the Defence Investment Plan, delivering the UK’s most advanced maritime air defence capability and keeping British shipyards…
US and Japanese Forces Conduct Pacific Atlas 26-1
Maritime forces from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) conducted Pacific Atlas 26-1 off the coast of Japan, June 15-19. Pacific…
Frigate Nordrhein-Westfalen Return from UNIFIL
The frigate “Nordrhein-Westfalen” will return to its home port of Wilhelmshaven on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The frigate was deployed as part of the multinational UNIFIL (United…
Desan Lays Keel for Malaysian MPMS-2
DESAN successfully held the “keel laying” ceremony on Thursday 25th June, 2026, for the second Multi-Purpose Mission Ship (MPMS-2) being built for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The ceremony…
Navy Delivers Major Capability with Completion of USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) Modernizations
The U.S. Navy has significantly enhanced the warfighting capability of its destroyer fleet with the completion of major modernizations on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93)…