Türkiye Maritime Task Force Deploys for Steadfast Dart 2026 The Türkiye Maritime Task Force has begun its long range deployment from home …
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Taiwan’s Domestically Built Narwhal Submarine Completes First Undersea Trial Amid Rising Regional Tensions
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readTaiwan Achieves Major Submarine Milestone Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, the Narwhal, successfully completed its maiden undersea trial on January 29, 2026, …
- Naval & MaritimeAircraft Carriers
USS John F Kennedy Begins Sea Trials, Advancing Ford-Class Carrier Toward 2027 Delivery
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUSS John F Kennedy Begins Sea Trials The future USS John F Kennedy (CVN-79) began its first builder sea trials on January …
- Naval & MaritimeSubmarines
UK Assesses 26 Industry Proposals for Atlantic NET Undersea ASW Programme
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readUK Reviews 26 Proposals in Atlantic NET Undersea Programme The UK Ministry of Defence has completed the first formal tendering phase of …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
US Navy Test Squadron VX-9 Flies USAF F-35A in First Public Cross-Service Operation
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUS Navy Test Squadron VX-9 Flies USAF F-35A Lightning II The US Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) was observed …
- Naval & MaritimeAircraft Carriers
Iranian Drone Swarm Tactics Pose Credible Threat to USS Abraham Lincoln, Canadian Defense CEO Warns
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 6 minutes readGrowing Concerns Over Naval Vulnerability to Drone Swarms The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and other U.S. naval assets face a credible …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
Kongsberg Enters Norway Navy Vessel Competition, Eyes Up to 28 Standardised Ships
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readKongsberg Maritime has joined the prequalification stage of Norway’s competition to design and conceptually develop a new fleet of standardised vessels for …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
Canada Starts Construction of River-class Destroyer Test Facility in Nova Scotia
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readCanada has begun construction of a land-based test facility at Hartlen Point, Nova Scotia to support the Royal Canadian Navy’s River-class destroyer …
- Naval & Maritime
Royal Navy Unveils Submarine Maintenance Recovery Plan to Boost Availability
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readThe Royal Navy launched a Submarine Maintenance Recovery Plan to speed up maintenance work on its submarine fleet and improve readiness.. Plan …
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UK Pressure Rises on Scottish Government to Build Ships at Home, Citing National Security and Shipyard Jobs
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readPressure Grows on Scottish Government to Build Ships at Home Pressure is increasing on the Scottish government to build ships at home, …
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