#naval-warfare

Turkey plans to procure 100 expendable unmanned surface vessels, underscoring how swarm concepts are moving from demonstrations toward fleet-level acquisition.

The USS Spruance firing its 5-inch gun at the Iranian cargo ship Touska was reported as the first such U.S. Navy ship-to-ship deck-gun strike since 1988.

Navy leaders say Ukraine’s sea-drone success against Russia is a powerful case study, but the United States cannot simply transplant that model to the Pacific or the Red Sea.

U.S. Central Command says it has begun enforcing a blockade covering Iranian Gulf ports and coastal areas, widening maritime pressure beyond the Strait of Hormuz while leaving neutral transit to non-Iranian destinations.

American ATACMS short-range ballistic missiles have sunk an Iranian submarine as part of a broader campaign targeting Iran's naval assets, marking a significant escalation in the use of ballistic precision weapons against naval targets.

Israel Aerospace Industries has delivered the BlueWhale unmanned submarine to Germany's naval forces, marking the first autonomous submarine developed by an Israeli defense company. The vessel can operate independently for up to three weeks and is designed for anti-submarine warfare and covert maritime operations.