Royal Navy Conducts First Drone Tests from HMS Queen Elizabeth

Published Nov 6, 2026 7:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Royal Navy revealed it conducted its first launches of unnamed strike drones from the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth last mo...

Belgium Transfers Minehunter to Bulgaria to Increase Black Sea Security

Published Nov 6, 2026 11:53 AM by The Maritime Executive

Belgium completed the official handover of one of its older minehunters to Bulgaria as part of a pact between Belgium, the Netherl...

Published Nov 5, 2026 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration has sanctioned five ships and two people for allegedly serving Cuba's oil shipping network, and has rolle...

Published Nov 5, 2026 9:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea's government wants to deploy naval assets somewhat closer to the Strait of Hormuz, eight months after the start of the...

Published Nov 5, 2026 4:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

The head of Tehran's top defense council has turned down a Russian offer to mediate in the U.S.-Iran conflict, citing an expectati...

Published Nov 5, 2026 2:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran has criticized the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), with its Permanent Representative to London complaining that th...

Published Nov 4, 2026 10:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Spanish Navy's long-delayed attack sub S-81 sank a decommissioned patrol vessel with a single torpedo strike in a recent exerc...

Published Nov 4, 2026 10:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Australian authorities have charged a Vietnamese national with drug smuggling in connection with a consignment of coconut water th...

Published Nov 4, 2026 10:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Belfast-based electric boatbuilder Artemis Technologies has sold a specially-adapted version of its hydrofoiling electric spee...

Published Nov 4, 2026 5:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Continuing its efforts to shut down all the avenues supporting Iran’s shadow fleet, the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions targ...