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By Natalie Oliverio – Oct 29, 2026 The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Spruance has set a post-World War II record for a U.S. Navy destroyer deployment and is raising questions about the maintenance work that could follow its eventual return. The ship left Naval Base San Diego on Nov. 21, 2025, as part of theContinue reading “Record deployment for destroyer USS Spruance casts doubt over US Navy maintenance”
October 28, 2026 News Commentaries Three of the Royal Navy’s four Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines are currently at sea, an unusual concentration of boats that has prompted speculation about a change in Britain’s nuclear posture. The available evidence instead points towards routine operational activity and, more positively, improving submarine availability after several years in whichContinue reading “Three Royal Navy Vanguard-class submarines at sea does not signal change in nuclear posture”
Aaron-Matthew Lariosa – October 28, 2026 3:58 PM – Updated: October 29, 2026 6:07 AM MANILA, Philippines — A U.S. Marine Corps drone detachment is operating from a Philippine airfield in Palawan near South China Sea flashpoints in the Spratly Islands, USNI News has learned. From the airfield, Washington can potentially support Manila with moreContinue reading “U.S. Marine Drone Detachment in the Philippines Operating from Palawan Airfield”
Jonathan Moynihan – 29th October 2026 at 12:03pm The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier docked in Namsos, a town in Norway, to receive supplies (Picture: Forsvaret) One of the Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers has been exercising off the coast of Norway with the Norwegian navy during Operation Firecrest, footage has shown. The Norwegian frigate KNM FridtjofContinue reading “HMS Prince of Wales trains with Norwegian navy during Operation Firecrest 2.0”
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