All ten member nations of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) have formally agreed to a new Maritime Proposition aimed at strengthening collective security across the North Atlantic, High North and Baltic regions.
A ‘world-first’ capability demonstration has seen an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) airdropped from a military transport aircraft, proving a new method for rapidly deploying maritime systems into contested or difficult-to-access operating environments.
French companies Exail and KNDS have signed a new framework agreement covering the supply of several hundred equipped warheads for K-Ster mine neutralization systems.
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has approved the procurement of four MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigates for the German Navy.
F-35B Lightning jets from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales have intercepted a Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft as the UK-led carrier strike group conducted NATO air policing operations in the Arctic.
A multinational effort to jointly procure naval mines has reached a major milestone, with the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command signing a procurement contract with Finnish defense company Forcit for its Blocker influence mine on behalf of participating nations.
The UK and the Netherlands have signed a £2.4 billion agreement to jointly procure a new class of amphibious transport ships.
Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Norway have decided to buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to strengthen NATO’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Force.
The Royal Navy has set out a major shift in its future force structure, replacing plans for the Type 32 frigate program with a “Hybrid Navy” approach built around a mix of crewed and uncrewed vessels.
French technology company Thales has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Gorgé family’s 35.51% stake in Exail Technologies in a deal valuing the French high-tech group at about €3.9 billion, with plans to pursue a full takeover through a mandatory tender offer.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has reached agreements to acquire majority stakes in four underwater technology companies in a deal worth approximately €600 million, expanding its capabilities in marine drones, underwater communications, geoscience services, and dual-use defense and commercial opera
The Royal Navy has launched a strike-capable drone from its experimentation ship XV Patrick Blackett, during recent trials off the south coast of England.
