
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems and Elbit Systems have been awarded a contract to supply a naval decoy control & launching system (DCLS) for the new frigates of NATO European countries.

Aster partner nations, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, have ordered 218 additional Aster missiles under a tri-national procurement.

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the second corvette for the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF), within the new contract signed at the end of last year, which involves the construction of three more ships to be added to the five previously delivered to the RSNF.

BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and anti-surface operations on the Colombian Navy’s PES frigate.

The S-82 Narciso Monturiol submarine, the second of the series of four that Navantia is building for the Spanish Navy, has accomplished its first safety milestone: the “power up” of the equipment.

Norwegian company Maritime Partner has received a landmark contract to deliver seven Sjøbjørn 71 vessels for the Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO).

Plymouth-based tech firm MSubs has launched the Royal Navy’s first crewless submarine at Turnchapel Wharf.

Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has signed a purchasing agreement with compatriot Heinen & Hopman for the PES (Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie) frigate to be built for the Colombian Navy.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract to deliver naval strike missiles (NSM) and associated installed equipment to Denmark.

Rohde & Schwarz and ELT Group have signed a contract to provide electronic warfare (EW) systems for the German Navy’s F124 project and the Polish Navy’s new Miecznick class multirole frigates.

The Organization for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) has delivered the first maritime mine countermeasures (MMCM) system to the United Kingdom (UK).

The Royal Navy has used uncrewed technology to detect and gather information on underwater threats from an allied warship, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Uraga-class mine countermeasure vessel, for the first time.