Iranian Shahed-139 Drone

US Navy Shoots Down Iranian Drone Near USS Abraham Lincoln as Maritime Standoff With Tehran Enters More Dangerous Phase

The U.S. Navy has shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 unmanned aerial vehicle as it approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), an incident that underscores a calibrated yet unmistakable escalation in the evolving maritime confrontation between Washington and Tehran....
US Navy AIM-174B air-launched missile

US Navy’s AIM-174B Emerges as Counter to China’s PL-15 and PL-17 in Expanding US–China Long-Range Air Battle Over Indo-Pacific

The United States Navy’s public unveiling of the AIM-174B ultra–beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise marked a rare and deliberate disclosure of a capability normally kept shrouded in ambiguity. Far from a routine weapons...
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group (CSG)

USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group Arrives in Middle East as US-Iran Tensions Rise and Protest Death Toll in Iran Soars

The United States has significantly reinforced its military posture in the Middle East with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, a move that comes amid escalating tensions with Iran and growing international alarm over a deadly...
US Navy MQ-9B SeaGuardian Test Expands Doubles Sonobuoy Capacity, Unmanned Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities

US Navy MQ-9B SeaGuardian Test Expands Doubles Sonobuoy Capacity, Marks First MAC Buoy Drops, and Expands Unmanned Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities

The U.S. Navy is steadily advancing its unmanned anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities, following a recent flight test of the MQ-9B SeaGuardian that doubled the aircraft’s sonobuoy carriage and marked the first time Maritime Air Command (MAC) buoys were deployed from...
SM-2 Block IIIC/CU Missile, U.S. Navy

SM-2 Block IIIC/CU Missile Unveiled at U.S. Navy Symposium, Featuring Thrust Vectoring Control, SM-6 Derived Seeker, and Networked Air Defense Integration

The U.S. Navy publicly showcased the SM-2 Block IIIC/CU medium-range surface-to-air missile for the first time during the 2026 Surface Navy Association (SNA) symposium, offering an unprecedented look at the next-generation interceptor designed for surface combatants. Footage from the event...
Callao Naval Base , Peru

U.S. Approves $1.5 Billion Infrastructure Deal to Modernize Peru’s Callao Naval Base as Chinese-Backed Ports Expand Along Pacific Coast

The United States has approved a potential $1.5 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Peru aimed at the large-scale modernization of maritime and onshore facilities at Callao Naval Base, the South American nation’s principal naval installation. The approval covers the...
US Navy to Define Design Timeline for BBG(X) “Trump-Class” Guided-Missile Battleship Within 60 Days

US Navy to Define Design Timeline for BBG(X) “Trump-Class” Guided-Missile Battleship Within 60 Days

The U.S. Navy is expected to provide its first formal guidance on the initial design schedule for the BBG(X) guided-missile battleship—informally dubbed the “Trump-class”—within the next 30 to 60 days, according to Chris Kastner, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII),...
USS Gerald R. Ford

U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Absent from Middle East Amid Iranian Unrest, Raising Strategic Concerns

As of January 5, 2026, the absence of United States Navy carrier strike groups from the Middle East represents a structurally significant inflection point in American power projection, according to the authoritative USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker. This operational...
EA-18G Growlers

US Navy EA-18G Growlers ‘Blinded’ Venezuelan Air Defences in Maduro Capture Operation, Highlighting Washington’s Renewed Reliance on Electronic Warfare

In the surprise military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler electronic-warfare aircraft played a pivotal and largely unseen role in neutralizing Venezuela’s air-defence network and enabling U.S. forces to strike...
F-35 Lightning II

US Navy Awards Pratt & Whitney Up to $1.6 Billion Contract to Sustain F-35’s F135 Engine

The United States Navy has awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract valued at up to $1.6 billion to sustain the F135 propulsion system that powers all variants of the F-35 Lightning II, the world’s largest and most widely deployed fifth-generation...
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