Inside the secret facility producing Britain’s newest stealth submarines. A hull is tested in the 885ft-long Shiphall Two tank at QinetiQ’s facility near Portsmouth A model ship is tested in the 885ft-long Shiphall Two tank at QinetiQ’s facility near Portsmouth. Tom Cotterill Defence Editor. Daily Telegraph. https://ift.tt/Ec0FowP https://ift.tt/wZ5dhCp
Royal Navy river gunboat HMS Cicala during the North Russian Expeditionary Force campaign in 1919. The Cicala was an Insect-class gunboat, designed for shallow water operations with a flat bottom and recessed propellers. https://ift.tt/JYzA41P https://ift.tt/U8ltiQv
Three Iranian Kaman (or Sina) -class fast attack crafts (missile boats). These vessels are part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy’s Southern Fleet. The Sina class is an upgraded, Iranian-made version of the Kaman class. https://ift.tt/kuveXmL https://ift.tt/MGahPTk
The United States Navy will have to make do with fewer aircraft carriers in 2026. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the eighth Nimitz-class carrier, is slated to begin her multi-year Refueling and Complex Overhaul at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding. The RCOH will allow the carrier to remain in service for at least another quarter century, but, as the process’s name suggests, it is far from routine maintenance. https://ift.tt/YnGfLC5 https://ift.tt/nEcK7db
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) as seen from a Royal Navy ship off the coast of Norway. The photo was taken from the Type 23 Frigate HMS St Albans. https://ift.tt/NZ6BdW8 https://ift.tt/sKSHuJR
Replenishment-at-sea (RAS) operation between two French Navy ships: the Amiral Ronarc’h frigate (left) and the Jacques Chevallier supply ship (right). The Amiral Ronarc’h is the lead ship of the new FDI (Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention) class of frigates, delivered to the French Navy in October 2025. https://ift.tt/jkPacxd https://ift.tt/4Ds2bOa
Electric Boat has delivered the 26th Virginia-class SSN (Block IV), USS Idaho, the 2nd boat delivered to USN this year. The delivery comes as the industrial base works toward average build of 2.33 Virginias and 1 Columbia SSBN per year so the US can meet its AUKUS obligations. Future USS Idaho (SSN 799) Virginia-class Block IV nuclear-powered attack submarine moving from Electric Boat to Naval Sub Base New London in Groton, Connecticut after delivery to the Navy – December 15, 2025 https://ift.tt/6W52Gui https://ift.tt/xcaJSmf
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