Navy

Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln en route to Middle East as US mulls over Iran strike options

The moves, reported since late Friday, came as US officials and regional militaries coordinated on contingency planning for possible Iranian retaliation.

 An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024
An autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel is seen during trials in Singapore

Taiwan launches massive unmanned sea drone program

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a photo before signing a deal to build the EastMed subsea pipeline to carry natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, at the Zappeion Hall in Athens, Gree

In move to deter Turkey, Israel explores creation of rapid-response force with Greece, Cyprus

IDF, US complete joint training exercise 'Intrinsic Defender,' December 11, 2025.

WATCH: Israel, US complete five-day joint maritime exercise 'Intrinsic Defender'


Iran claims to add two new ‘stealth’ ships to IRGC Navy

Iran has two navies: one is the official navy, and the other is the IRGC Navy.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits the military equipment of IRGC Navy in Bandar Abbas, Iran, February 2, 2024

Explosion reported near merchant vessel off Yemeni coast in Red Sea

Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that they fired missiles on two ships in the Red Sea, identifying the Marshall Islands-flagged Star Nasia as American.

A container ship sails at the Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 31, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS

WATCH: IDF kills 15 terrorists in Gaza, naval forces destroy building used for ambush

Israeli naval forces operated to assist ground troops by striking a building from which terrorists had launched an ambush.

 IDF naval strikes on terror target in Gaza. January 21, 2024.

Russia increases fleet in Black Sea, Ukraine says

The number of ships has increased to 13 units, including five large amphibious ships and one surface missile carrier.

 Russian Navy's intelligence-gathering vessel Ivan Khurs sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey March 30, 2021

US intercepts over a dozen Houthi drones, missiles; IDF intercepts drone toward Eilat

India's navy deployed three destroyers to maintain a deterrent presence in various locations after an attack near India's waters.

 People enjoy the water as a container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt, September 5, 2015

WATCH: Israeli navy, air force strike Hamas targets throughout Gaza

Naval strikes and airstrikes targeted Hamas infrastructure and terrorists throughout the Strip.

Smoke rises over Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, December 24, 2023

IRGC Navy using AI-equipped missiles, deploying long-distance forces

The IRGC announced a new volunteer mobilization force to handle missions in the ocean as distant as Tanzania.

 The IRGC's "Abu Mahdi” AI-equipped cruise missiles

IDF has killed significant majority of Hamas navy chiefs

In addition to the navy’s unprecedented involvement in bombarding an enemy on land, Hamas in Gaza, IDF maritime forces are ready in large numbers for any issues from Hezbollah in the North.

Israeli Navy boat

US seeks alternative to bomb-grade uranium in Navy vessels

Non-proliferation experts say sending submarines to Australia that use highly enriched uranium could set a precedent for other countries to use the fuel.

 The US nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis is anchored at a naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea, July 24, 2023.

Intel: Unclear how big a threat next Turkey flotilla is

The first reports about the potential flotilla came out on November 20, with bombastic predictions of reaching 1,000 small vessels to challenge the Israeli navy by activist Volkan Okclugu.

Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, carrying pro-Palestinian activists to take part of a humanitarian convoy, leaves from Sarayburnu port in Istanbul, Turkey May 22, 2010.