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Get the latest navy news and analysis on global naval forces, including fleet movements, naval exercises, choke points, warship development, and technological advancements in maritime defense.


Tuesday, April 14, 2026
EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta warships escort the MV Abdullah after it was freed by Somali pirates. Photo courtesy EUNAVFOR
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“Free Seas” Are Not Unraveling — But the System Is Changing Under Pressure

The global maritime system remains open, but operates with less slack, greater volatility, and more variable constraints on access. By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy

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Friday, April 3, 2026
POTUS and SECWAR shaking hands under the American flag on a us military base
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Trump’s 2027 War Department Budget Plan Could Exceed $1.5 Trillion

By Erik Wasson and Gregory Korte (Bloomberg) President Donald Trump is preparing to release a fiscal year 2027 budget plan on Friday that will frame his

April 3, 2026
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Monday, March 30, 2026
Lt. Charmaine Solis observes commercial vessels sailing alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) while ship operates in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG), led by Combined Task Force 153 of Combined Maritime Forces, in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 26. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

Red Sea Lessons Haunt Western Effort to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

The Western allies trying to negotiate a way to protect the Strait of Hormuz for energy shipping face a stark reality: a similar effort in the Red Sea that

March 30, 2026
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Saturday, March 28, 2026
U.S. aircraft carrier "Gerald R. Ford" holds position in front of Split, in the Adriatic Sea
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US Carrier Ford Arrives In Croatia For Repairs

SPLIT, Croatia, March 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, which had been deployed in U.S.-Israeli operations against

March 28, 2026
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
US Navy destroyer USS Truxtun escorts merchant ship in red sea
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The Hormuz Hypothesis – What If the U.S. Navy Isn’t in a Hurry to Reopen the Strait?

By Captain John Konrad (Opinion) – The Strait of Hormuz is twenty-one miles wide. Two shipping channels, each two miles across, separated by a two-mile

March 18, 2026
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Saturday, February 28, 2026
US Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home to Fifth Fleet headquarters, targeted by Iranian missile strikes
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Major US Navy Base in Bahrain Hit By Iran

Iranian missiles struck the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain on Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran, triggering

February 28, 2026
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Friday, February 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation at the White House in Washington, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities
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Trump Unveils White House Maritime Action Plan to Restore U.S. Seapower

America builds under 1% of commercial ships. The White House Maritime Action Plan bets on vessel fees, a trust fund, and zones, but Congress is the clock.By

February 13, 2026
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Sunday, February 8, 2026
RTX Tomahawk missile production will exceed 1,000 annually under new Pentagon deal
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RTX to Quadruple Tomahawk Anti-Ship Missile Production

RTX Corp. secured a multi-year Pentagon deal to dramatically increase production of Tomahawk Anti-Ship cruise missiles and SM-6 interceptors, weeks after

February 8, 2026
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
USS John F. Kennedy CVN-79 aircraft carrier departing Newport News for first sea trials testing
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USS John F. Kennedy Carrier Begins First Sea Trials After Years of Delays

The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) departed Newport News Shipbuilding for first sea trials, marking a milestone for the $13.2 billion Ford-class carrier.

February 3, 2026
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Monday, February 2, 2026
The French Navy frigate FREMM Languedoc. Photo courtesy Marine Nationale
Defense

French Frigate Docks in Sweden as $5 Billion Defense Deal Heats Up

By Charlie Duxbury Feb 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) – The French navy sailed its new frigate Amiral Ronarc’h into Sweden’s Gothenburg harbor on Monday as

February 2, 2026
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Saturday, January 24, 2026
An aerial view of the USS Cincinnati combat ship navigates near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area
Navy

US Warship Visit to Cambodia Base Shows Continued Warming Ties

By Philip J. Heijmans Jan 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A US warship docked at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on Saturday for a five-day visit, signaling a

January 24, 2026
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle take questions from Sailors and Marines during an All Hands Call at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Jan. 6, 2026
Defense

Battleships and Auxiliaries, An Interview with the Top US Naval Admiral

At SNA, the CNO Talked Ships, Lasers — and Finally Answered the Merchant Marine Question By John Konrad (gCaptain) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Navy

January 15, 2026
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
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Hegseth Makes Shipbuilding Central to U.S. Power

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Shipyards have a way of telling the truth. Steel does not care about narratives, and submarines are unimpressed by talking

January 6, 2026
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Saturday, January 3, 2026
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima underway during a photo exercise, May 21, 2021. Iwo Jima is underway in the Atlantic Ocean with Amphibious Squadron 4 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica Kibena)
Navy

Maduro Arrested Aboard USS Iwo Jima, Bound For Trial In New York

by Andrew Cawthorne (Reuters) The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday,

January 3, 2026
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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Hung Cao Navy
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Hung Cao – A Navy Diver In The Pentagon Briefing Room

Hung Cao and the Fight to Rebuild America’s Maritime Power Before the Next War Arrives by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The first thing you notice about the

December 4, 2025
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Saturday, November 29, 2025
Sahand Destroyer. Photo: Iranian Army
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Repaired Sahand Destroyer, Floating Base Join Iranian Navy

Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Sahand destroyer, which capsized during repairs last year, has been recommissioned into the Iranian Navy along with the

November 29, 2025
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Friday, November 28, 2025
US-Navy-Constellation-class-frigate-rendering
Defense

U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Keep Repeating the Same Costly Shipbuilding Mistake

The U.S. government is once again under fire for a long-standing shipbuilding habit: starting construction before designs are fully baked. The practice has

November 28, 2025
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Sunday, November 2, 2025
Royal Navy Type 23 Duke class frigate HMS Northumberland is pictured during a port visit into Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, December 28, 2012. UK Ministry of Defence Photo
Navy

UK To Remove Andrew From Role As Royal Navy Vice Admiral

LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s former prince Andrew is due to be stripped of his last remaining military position as part of King

November 2, 2025
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Saturday, October 18, 2025
Putin Takes Hybrid Warfare To The Sea
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Putin Takes Hybrid Warfare To The Sea

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) As a retired admiral and former supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I was

October 18, 2025
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A screenshot of video released by President Trump showing the U.S. military strike against an alleged narco vessel in international waters, which Trump claims resulted in the deaths of three smugglers.
Navy

US Deports ‘Narco Sub’ Survivors

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to send the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean overseas

October 18, 2025
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