
French shipbuilding major Naval Group has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Norwegian defense company Kongsberg to support capabilities in the defense sector.

The Royal Navy has unveiled its first uncrewed submarine, paving the way for how the UK could operate in the underwater battlespace.

International provider of government services Serco was awarded three contracts, with a combined value of over £1 billion by the UK Ministry of Defense, to provide maritime services for the Royal Navy.

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) marine electronics division Atlas Elektronik is taking on the principal role in the GhostPlay@SEA research project as consortium leader in the development of new AI tactics for maritime defense.

The new LNS H–24 tugboat was inaugurated into the Lithuanian Navy and christened at a ceremony at the Klaipėda Cruise Ship Terminal.

US company Saildrone has unveiled the closing of a $60 million investment round led by the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) to support maritime defense in Europe.

The keel for the Finnish Navy’s second Pohjanmaa-class corvette in the Squadron 2020 Project was laid at the Rauma Shipyard on May 8, 2025.

Norwegian equipment supplier Vestdavit has secured an order to deliver multiple davits and painter booms for a series of French Navy’s offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has signed a cooperation agreement with the UK’s BAE Systems aimed at fostering further close industrial collaboration to support the defense requirements of Norway and the United Kingdom.

French shipbuilding major Naval Group has strengthened its commitment in favor of the Greek defense industry through the signature of new partnership agreements with six Hellenic companies in the frame of the Hellenic Industrial Participation (HIP) plan.

Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has signed a contract with Portuguese defence technology company EID for the delivery of the integrated communications control system (ICCS) for the Columbian PES (Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie) frigate project.

The fourth ship in the second batch of German Navy K130 corvettes (Braunschweig class) was christened at Blohm+Voss’ shipyard in Hamburg on May 8, 2025.