Naval Deployments Tracker

Warships, amphibious groups and naval task forces at sea, as last publicly reported. Positions are sea-area level and can be several days old, because navies rarely publish exact locations.

Deploying	Host or area	Branch	Forces and personnel	Status	Date	Verified	Sources
China	South China Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	Fujian (18): South China Sea, southeast of Hainan (as of Nov. 2 satellite imagery) Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	Taiwan News Taiwan Defence +1 more
China	Philippine Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	Liaoning (16): Philippine Sea (east of Luzon / east of Taiwan), as of early November Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	Taiwan News Taiwan Defence +2 more
United Kingdom	Norwegian Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	HMS Prince of Wales (R09): High North / Norwegian waters; heading to Oslo for Atlantic Future Forum Nov. 11–12 Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	USNI News Atlantic Future Forum +4 more
United States	North Atlantic	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69): Atlantic Ocean, after leaving Norfolk, Va., Nov. 4 Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	RANE Worldview U.S. Naval Update Map USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker +3 more
Japan	Miyako Strait	🚢 Naval forces	Japan: Japan Joint Staff surveillance of Chinese ships Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	Japan Joint Staff Defense News
United States	Indian Ocean	🚢 Naval forces	USS Boxer (LHD-4): Indian Ocean Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker +1 more
United States	North Atlantic	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS Nimitz (CVN-68): Western Atlantic, after leaving Norfolk, Va., Oct. 27 Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
United States	South China Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): South China Sea (after Keen Sword 27) Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker USNI News +11 more
United States	Arabian Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS George Washington (CVN-73): Arabian Sea Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet (cusnc.navy.mil +6 more
United States	Arabian Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77): Arabian Sea Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker +3 more
China	Philippine Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	China: Carrier Liaoning (16), with destroyers Anshan, Wuxi and Huainan Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Oct 28, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	AEI/ISW Seoul Economic Daily +1 more
China	Western Pacific	🚢 Naval forces	China: Chinese Navy surface ships: Renhai-class destroyers 102 and 109, Luyang III-class destroyers 117 and 133, Jiangkai II-class frigates 546 and 530, Fuchi-class supply ship 903, plus China Coast Guard ship 2307 to Western Pacific, via the Okinawa–Miyako gap and the Osumi Strait 7 navy ships and 1 coast guard ship, in three groups Official announcement	Confirmed active	Oct 27, 2026	Oct 27, 2026	Japan Joint Staff (mod.go.jp) Japan Joint Staff (mod.go.jp) +1 more
United States	Australia	🚢 Naval forces	United States: Virginia-class attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) to HMAS Stirling, Western Australia 1 submarine Official announcement	Confirmed active	Oct 27, 2026	Oct 27, 2026	U.S. Navy (navy.mil) U.S. Department of War (war.gov)
United States	Japan	🚢 Naval forces	United States: Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan 3 ships (USS Makin Island, USS Anchorage, USS John P. Murtha) plus embarked MEU Official announcement	Confirmed active	Oct 26, 2026	Oct 26, 2026	U.S. Navy via DVIDS (dvidshub.net)
Russia	Ukraine	🚢 Naval forces	Russia: Elements of the 120th Naval Infantry Division, 40th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade and 90th Tank Division to Oleksandrivka direction, Ukraine, to defend against Ukrainian counterattacks Not stated	Confirmed active	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	ISW
United States	Middle East (U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas)	🚢 Naval forces	USS McFaul (DDG 74) returns from 11-month Middle East deployment 1 destroyer Official announcement	Withdrawn	Oct 23, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	U.S. Navy via DVIDS (dvidshub.net) USNI News
Japan	Japan	🚢 Naval forces	Japan: About 45,000 SDF personnel, 6,100 vehicles, 40 vessels and 260 aircraft (Keen … Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Oct 19, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	Stars and Stripes
South Korea	Gulf of Aden	🚢 Naval forces	South Korea: Cheonghae Unit, 49th rotation: destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin, a naval … Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Oct 16, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	The Korea Herald Korea JoongAng Daily
China	Taiwan	🚢 Naval forces	China: Aircraft and naval ships around Taiwan to Around Taiwan 15 aircraft, 10 naval ships and 7 official ships in 12 hours Confirmed figure	Confirmed active	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 15, 2026	Taipei Times Focus Taiwan (CNA)
China	Myanmar	🚢 Naval forces	China: 48th naval escort task force: destroyer Tangshan, frigate Daqing, supply ship … Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Sep 24, 2026	Sep 24, 2026	CGTN, citing Xinhua
China	Gulf of Aden	🚢 Naval forces	China: 49th naval escort task force: destroyer Kunming, frigate Yueyang, supply ship … Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Aug 11, 2026	Aug 11, 2026	The Maritime Executive
Iran	Strait of Hormuz	🚢 Naval forces	Iran says it deployed midget submarines in the Strait of Hormuz Not disclosed	Confirmed active	May 12, 2026	May 12, 2026	Bloomberg via Insurance Journal, citing Tasnim (May 12, 2026)
Turkey	Libya	🚢 Naval forces	Turkish Naval Task Group in Libya Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Apr 16, 2026	Apr 16, 2026	YetkinReport, citing Turkish Ministry of National Defence sources (Apr. 16, 2026)
France	Persian Gulf	🚢 Naval forces	French navy with Combined Maritime Forces in the Gulf 150 Official announcement	Confirmed active	Apr 22, 2025	Apr 22, 2025	French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025)
France	Gulf of Guinea	🚢 Naval forces	Mission Corymbe: French navy in the Gulf of Guinea 450 Official announcement	Confirmed active	Apr 22, 2025	Apr 22, 2025	French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025)

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