New Royal Navy autonomous helicopter makes history with first flight. https://ift.tt/5mqtRNu https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/january/16/20260116-new-royal-navy-autonomous-helicopter-makes-history-with-first-flight https://ift.tt/W5BHq9d
Bath-built Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) fires a Mk 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 23, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. https://ift.tt/8Vw92qB https://ift.tt/YnxMbwl
Italian Navy ship SAN GIUSTO docked in the port of Cadiz. San Giusto (L 9894) is an amphibious transport dock of the Italian Navy. https://ift.tt/RWzOTLi https://ift.tt/wtAsHrY
HMS Nelson sails under the Forth Bridge for the last time on her way to scrap in Inverkeithing, Scotland, on March 16, 1949. https://ift.tt/3k2KOd7 https://ift.tt/zsIJgVy
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine JS Soryu (SS-501) suffered visible sail damage following a collision at sea, prompting renewed attention to the challenges of operating advanced submarines in crowded maritime regions. The incident, while not resulting in casualties or loss of the vessel, highlights the risks faced by modern naval forces during routine operations. https://ift.tt/dyX0zCK https://ift.tt/OjpA72H
Forlorn-looking ex-museum ship USS Ling (SS-297) Balao-class submarine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Due to current river depths, silt filling in, and bridges will probably not ever be moved to a better location – February 4, 2026. https://ift.tt/nlWwvRt https://ift.tt/AezLSmc
HMS St Albans (F83) Type 23 Duke-class frigate leaving Hamburg, Germany – January 27, 2026. https://ift.tt/LqNMjKF https://ift.tt/9gujRT3
French Navy ship FS Aquitaine D-650 passing Gourock today inbound for Glasgow https://ift.tt/TWIg4P0 https://ift.tt/Y9XpAFP
USS Vicksburg at Norfolk Naval Station on 11 April 2024, shortly after being towed from BAE Systems Shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. Note the cruiser is stripped of topside gear, with covers over the SPY-1D Aegis radars and gun barrels removed from both five-inch gun mounts. https://ift.tt/NUdkhZs https://ift.tt/Kik8DT3