Xavier Vavasseur

🧵My embark experience aboard @Warship_78 via COD... I had the rare chance to spend a few hours (which felt like a few minutes!) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford yesterday. The "newest and most advanced US Navy carrier" as I was told repeatedly👍. Here is how it went & what I saw ⤵️

The Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group found Subic Bay in the Philippines to be the most capable of supporting the aircraft carrier’s logistical requirements among the ports visited by ‘CLEMENCEAU 25’ earlier this year. Martin Manaranche and I report: navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

The French Navy (@MarineNationale) commended the potential for carrier logistical support operations at a former U.S. naval base in Subic Bay, the Philippines 🇫🇷 🇵🇭 By @Aaron_MatthewIL navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

Scientific Systems, an industry leader in developing AI-powered autonomy for defense applications announced the debut of its Vehicle for Expeditionary Naval Over-the-Horizon Missions (VENOM) small Unmanned Surface Vehicle (sUSV.) 🇺🇸 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

Australia’s military has ambitious plans to expand its ship-to-shore capability. However, the army is relying upon ageing and limited numbers of amphibious assets to land them on beaches, as the delivery date of new landing craft faces serious delays 🇦🇺 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

Day 1 at #IDEF2025 🇹🇷 We spent the morning at Istanbul marina where 4 USVs are on display. - Marlin ASW - Marlin ASuW - Ulaq port security - Sancar MCM @navalnewscom video with insights by @TayfunOzberk and yours truly coming out tomorrow 👍

Kimon, the first of the Greek FDI HN multi-mission frigates, has entered its second phase of sea trials off the coast of Brittany, France. @D__Mitch was on board and can now bring you exclusive insights into the vessel’s capabilities and performance. 🇬🇷 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

[VIDEO] French Navy's future Airbus A321 MPA 🇫🇷 @MarineNationale Captain Johann, Head of Naval Air Office, Navy HQ - Programs, discusses the key requirement that led to the choice of the Airbus A321 MPA solution: Long range and a large weapons bay ✈️⚓️ youtube.com/watch?v=g6mH0b…

CMN and the ADSB shipyards are constructing simultaneously the Angolan Navy BR71 MKII corvettes. Recent photos reveal configuration details. 🇫🇷 🇦🇪 🇦🇴 Story and analysis by @D__Mitch navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

.@Saab Proposes Adoption of CB90 in Japan – Potential Use in Remote Island Defense 🇸🇪 🇯🇵 By @japanesepatrio6 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

SCOOP: The Navy is considering eliminating up to five high-level admiral positions key to the construction of ships and fighter planes, even as President Donald Trump has vowed to pull the Navy out of its shipbuilding crisis

[VIDEO] French Naval Air programs: Drones and Rafale M 🇫🇷 Overview of some of the @MarineNationale naval air programs during Combined Naval Event 2025. In this video: - Drones / UAVs in the French Navy - Dragoon Fury UxV exercise - Rafale M upgrades youtube.com/watch?v=_iTuIv…

U.S. Army Watercraft Repositions from Hawaii to Japan The U.S. Army has deployed a logistics support vessel to the first island chain to support Indo-Pacific exercises. Story by @Aaron_MatthewIL navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

The U.S. Army conducted the first Mid-Range Capability (Typhon) live fire exercise outside of the continental U.S. successfully sinking a target at sea with a SM-6 missile during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in Australia on July 16, 2025 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🚀 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

POLARIS 25 – Feedback on the French Navy’s largest exercise – Part 1 @MarineNationale 🇫🇷 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

China Coast Guard to play expanded role in Taiwan Strait Contingency Story by @japanesepatrio6 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

A new line item in the U.S. Navy Fiscal Year 2026 budget is supporting a containerized Mark 48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) torpedo launcher for use on unmanned surface vessels (USV) and small combatants 🇺🇸 Story by @__CJohnston__ navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

[VIDEO] Future Orka-class submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy 🇳🇱 youtube.com/watch?v=6sNU3d…

Aboard Kimon (F601), the first FDI HN frigate for Greece during her sea trials in France! This marks the first new frigate for @navygr in nearly three decades. Designed by @navalgroup, Kimon stands out not only for her cutting-edge capabilities across all domains of warfare but…

The French ministry of the armed forces last week released France’s first ever “defense strategy for the Arctic”. The move comes as the Arctic is rapidly emerging as a global critical geopolitical flashpoint 🇫🇷 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

The privately owned shipbuilder Republik Palindo, part of the Republikorp defence industry holding in Indonesia and formerly known as PT Palindo Marine, exhibited a full-sized mock-up of its Stealth Missile Boat in Jakarta 🇮🇩 By @combatpaparazzi navalnews.com/naval-news/202…