
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and Polish defense technology group Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue joint projects for Poland’s armed forces.

The Royal Navy shadowed two sanctioned Russian cargo ships and their escorting warships in the past week in UK waters as part of a concentrated NATO effort from the Mediterranean to the North Sea.

German shipbuilding major TKMS and Montreal-based global technology company CAE have signed a teaming agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation in support of Canada’s future submarine capabilities.

The UK has revealed plans to deploy its Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon and drone-busting Wildcat helicopters to the Eastern Mediterranean to boost British defense in the region.

Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall has completed the company takeover of NVL, the military part of the Lürssen Group.

German shipbuilder TKMS has signed cooperation agreements with Indigenous organizations from across Canada, establishing a Pan-Canadian framework to advance the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP).

The Vlissingen, the second mine countermeasure vessel of the rMCM program and the first one for the Royal Netherlands Navy, was delivered on February 27, 2026, in Den Helder.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held a keel-laying ceremony for the Italian Navy’s first U212NFS submarine.

German shipbuilder Fassmer has signed a contract in Koblenz with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the construction of four training boats for the German Navy.

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and its Italian counterpart Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project.

Ireland has unveiled its first National Maritime Security Strategy, setting out a five-year roadmap to protect the state’s sovereign maritime interests, strengthen defence capabilities at sea, and reinforce the legal order across its vast maritime domain.

On 24 February 2026, SSN De Grasse, the fourth Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine, carried out its first sea trials, French shipbuilder Naval Group revealed.