France conducts first submarine launch of M51.3 strategic ballistic missile from Le Vigilant
France has fired the latest in-service version of its M51 strategic ballistic missile from a submarine for the first time, a year after the weapon entered service.
U.S. Marine Corps says NMESIS anti-ship missile battery trained in Hawaii to sharpen maritime fires and command and control
U.S. Marines have completed a five-day exercise in Hawaii to sharpen the skills of the battery that operates the service's ground-based anti-ship system.
U.S. Navy cruiser USS Cape St. George sails into San Francisco for Fleet Week’s maritime displays and public waterfront events
The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) sailed past the Golden Gate Bridge on October 4, 2026, arriving for San Francisco Fleet Week.
Azerbaijan orders Roketsan’s Barbaros coastal defence system with Atmaca and Çakir missiles, becoming its first customer worldwide
Azerbaijan has ordered Roketsan’s Barbaros coastal defence system, becoming the first customer for the mobile battery armed with Atmaca and Çakir anti-ship missiles.
U.S. Navy says USS George H.W. Bush reaches Thailand for first port call in six months
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) pulled into Phuket on Oct. 4 for a scheduled port visit, the strike group's first since it left Norfolk, Virginia, and Mayport, Florida, in March.
Australian warships reinforce Indo-Pacific presence with anti-submarine warfare training in the South China Sea
Australian warships HMAS Sydney and HMAS Stuart conducted joint training in international waters in the South China Sea, reinforcing Australia’s maritime presence during their Indo-Pacific deployments.
U.S. Navy swaps homeports of Ohio-class submarines Wyoming and Pennsylvania to prepare fleet for Columbia-class introduction
The U.S. Navy has completed a planned homeport exchange between two Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines to support fleet modernization and continuous strategic deterrence.
USS Paul Ignatius reaches Stockholm before Baltic operations with Sweden and Finland, following anti-surface SM-6 demonstration
The scheduled port visit follows the destroyer’s participation in a U.S.-UK live-fire exercise that demonstrated an anti-surface variant of the Standard Missile 6.
HMS Agamemnon reaches Clyde after first sea dive, preparing to join five Astute-class submarines in Royal Navy operational service
HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s sixth Astute-class attack submarine, has arrived at her homeport at HM Naval Base Clyde.
Naval Group starts construction of Sweden’s first FDI frigate, expanding production programme to 13 warships for NATO navies
Naval Group has begun production of Luleå, the Royal Swedish Navy’s first Defence and Intervention Frigate, at its Lorient shipyard.
Fincantieri lays keel for Italy’s second U212NFS submarine, advancing naval modernisation with delivery scheduled for 2030
Fincantieri has laid the keel for the Italian Navy’s second U212NFS submarine at its Muggiano shipyard.
BWX Technologies says $189 million contract will supply nuclear reactor fuel for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers
BWX Technologies has secured a contract worth approximately $189 million to manufacture and deliver fuel for the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.