Naval Forces

Developments in naval operations, warships, submarines, and maritime security.

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How Many Aircraft Carriers Does India Have? Vikrant and Vikramaditya

India operates two aircraft carriers: INS Vikramaditya, a rebuilt Soviet-era ship bought from Russia, and INS Vikrant, the first carrier designed and built in India,...

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India Signs ₹4,106 Crore Deals for GSAT-7C Air Force Satellite and Varunastra Torpedoes

India's Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth a combined ₹4,106 crore (about $490 million) on October 15, one taking the Indian Air Force into...

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China’s Liaoning Carrier Group Drills in the Philippine Sea Ahead of Keen Sword

China's aircraft carrier Liaoning has pushed into the Philippine Sea with three escorts, launching fighters and helicopters just south of Japan's southern islands, according to...

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How Many Aircraft Carriers Does China Have? Liaoning to Fujian

China has three aircraft carriers in service: the Liaoning, the Shandong and the Fujian, which was commissioned in November 2025. That gives it the second-largest...

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How Many Aircraft Carriers Does the UK Have? Queen Elizabeth Class

The United Kingdom has two aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. They are the largest warships the Royal Navy has ever...

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Astute vs Suffren, How the UK and French Attack Submarines Compare

The Astute and Suffren classes are Europe’s two newest nuclear attack submarines, and they solve the same problem in opposite ways, Britain’s 7,400-tonne heavyweight against...

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Virginia Class vs Yasen-M, How the Rival Attack Submarines Compare

The Virginia class vs Yasen-M matchup pits more than 20 commissioned American attack submarines against fewer than half a dozen Russian boats that are individually...

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Type 26 vs FREMM vs Constellation, the West’s Next Frigates Compared

Type 26 vs FREMM vs Constellation is the three-way contest defining Western frigate design, with 29 Type 26-family hulls planned across three navies, 18 FREMMs...