US Navy Plans FY2026 Purchase of 12 SM‑3 Block IIA Missiles The US Navy will procure 12 SM‑3 Block IIA air defense …
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- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
US Navy Launches Attack Drone from Ship in Middle East for First Time
by TeamDefenseWatch 1 minutes readS Navy Launches Attack Drone from Ship in Middle East The US Navy successfully launched a Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) …
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US Navy Moves Ahead With Construction of Two Trump Class Battleships
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readUS Navy to Begin Construction of Trump Class Battleships The US Navy is set to begin construction of two Trump class battleships …
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U.S. Navy Launches Suicide Drone From Warship at Sea in Historic First
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readU.S. Navy Conducts First Ship Launched Suicide Drone Test at Sea The U.S. Navy has successfully launched a suicide drone from a …
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US Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups Deploy Together in Western Pacific to Deter China
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readUnited States Deploys Two Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups to the Western Pacific The United States Navy has confirmed that two US aircraft …
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US Navy Recovers Crashed Super Hornet and Seahawk from South China Sea
by TeamDefenseWatch 3 minutes readOn 5 December 2025 the United States Navy announced it has successfully recovered both an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet and an …
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US Aircraft Carrier Nears Venezuela in Strategic Show of Force
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readA major deployment by the USS Gerald R. Ford is drawing international attention as the 100,000-ton supercarrier nears Venezuelan waters. The move, …
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Norwegian Fishermen Snag US Navy Submarine in Fishing Net Near Tromsø
by TeamDefenseWatch 5 minutes readIncident off Norway’s coast A group of Norwegian fishermen hauling halibut nets near the Malangen fjord, west of Tromsø, found themselves entangled …
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Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Crash in South China Sea During Carrier Operations
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readCrash incidents during routine operations The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), currently operating in the Indo-Pacific, experienced two separate aircraft losses on Sunday afternoon, …
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How the U.S. Navy Is Training Sailors to Counter Drone-Ship Threats—and Build Its Own
by TeamDefenseWatch 3 minutes readIn response to emerging maritime threats and lessons from modern conflict zones, the U.S. Navy is transforming how it trains sailors for …