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03 September 2025, China, Peking: Unmanned underwater drones ride along on military transporters at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Photo: Johannes Neudecker/dpa (Photo by Johannes Neudecker/picture alliance via Getty Images)
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Technology To Hunt And Kill Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles

By Howard Altman

Posted Yesterday

The White House has formally registered its opposition to a move by Congress to block work on the nuclear-powered Trump class battleship unless the U.S. Navy provides assurances that key weapon systems are “sufficiently mature.”
U.S. Navy

Congress’ Proposed Trump Class Battleship Program Guardrails Met With White House Pushback

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 23, 2026

Helicopter take centerstage in Navy sinkex in the pacific.
Sea

Helicopters Just Took Center Stage In Rim Of The Pacific Sinking Exercises

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 23, 2026

The U.S. Navy is pumping $70 million into the development of a surface-launched version of CoAspire's Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile-Extended Range (RAACM-ER) cruise missile.
Anti-Ship Cruise Missile

Navy Picks RAACM-ER Low-Cost Cruise Missile For Program To Help Arm Allies (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 22, 2026

The Navy is looking for a drone-launching mothership for the SOUTHCOM region.
U.S. Navy

Mothership Sought By Navy For Southern Command Operations

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 22, 2026

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), using publicly available open-source information.
Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 20, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 20, 2026

The U.S. is sending more aircraft to the Middle East amid increasing fighting with Iran.
U.S. Navy

U.S.-Iran Fight Heats Up With Mutual Strikes On Infrastructure Targets

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

The U.S. Navy expects the stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt, with its new launchers for Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) hypersonic missiles, to be formally returned to service by September.
U.S. Navy

USS Zumwalt Set To Return To Fleet After Long Anticipated Hypersonic Missile Upgrade

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

Saronic, the company that made the first sea drones ever to be used by the U.S. as weapons, announced plans to build a massive new shipyard in Texas
U.S. Navy

Drone Ship Maker Saronic Announces New $3B Shipyard In Texas Capable of Building 850-Foot Vessels

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

A very large and interesting-looking vessel is taking shape at a shipyard in southeastern China. What can be seen of it so far points strongly to it being the largest naval resupply ship anywhere in the world.
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

China Is Building A Monster Supply Ship For Its Carrier Groups

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

South Korea used anti-drone netting in a recent training exercise.
U.S. Marine Corps

South Korea Used Anti-Drone Netting During Recent Logistics Exercise

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 16, 2026

The U.S. Navy is envisioning a future force of carrier-based uncrewed aircraft capable of attacking enemy forces at least 1,000 nautical miles away from the ship.
U.S. Navy

Navy Wants 1,000 Mile Combat Radius For Carrier Based Tactical Drone Fleets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2026

Here is the U.S. Navy Fleet operating in the Middle East.
U.S. Navy

Here Are The U.S. Navy Warships Available To Support The Blockade Of Iran

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 15, 2026

First full day of new blockade on Iranian ports erupts into waves of new attacks.
U.S. Navy

First Full Day Of Resumed U.S. Blockade On Iranian Ports Erupts In New Attacks (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 15, 2026

TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG)
Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 13, 2026

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 14, 2026

A robotic boat glides through the darkness, reaches an occupied shoreline, and releases an armed ground robot that rolls inland to fight without a single soldier setting foot on the beach. While this sounds like a scene from a future war, it recently played out in southern Ukraine, reflecting Kyiv’s rapid embrace of uncrewed systems as it seeks to counter Russia's invasion. Described as the first of its kind anywhere in the world, the operation took place on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region, according to Ukraine’s 123rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, which carried it out on an unspecified recent date.
Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)

Ukraine Lands Armed Robot Ashore In Russian-Held Territory Via Drone Boat

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 13, 2026