Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has signed a contract with Swedish defense company Saab to deliver the combat management system for the Colombian Navy’s Plataforma Stratégica de Superficie (PES) program.
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded the contract for the IP Network of the Naval Force (RIFAN) stage 3 to an industrial consortium led by Airbus Defense and Space and also comprising French shipbuilding major Naval Group.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) Certification to Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) for its RNMB Hydra vessel, an uncrewed Royal Navy surface vessel designed for mine sweeping and mine hunting tasks.
German shipbuilding major NVL Group has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of three new Type 424 fleet service ships for the German Navy.
Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) and Sealartec have introduced a new fully autonomous launch and recovery system (ALARS) for unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
Aker Arctic has been chosen to supply its ice load monitoring system to the Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa-class corvettes.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the UK’s shipbuilder BAE Systems and Norwegian firm Hamek that will see the two companies work together to support Norway’s maritime requirements.
UAE-based tech group EDGE Group and Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that extends and builds upon the agreement signed in November 2024 in Paris in the rapidly evolving underwater domain.
The Royal Navy has used its new mini-helicopter drone for the first time on drug-hunting operations in the Middle East.
The new combat support ship (CSS) Den Helder was christened at Damen Naval’s shipyard in Vlissingen, marking a significant milestone for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
UAE-based technology and defense company EDGE Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French naval defense player Naval Group to explore potential collaboration opportunities in naval combat systems.
Ultra Maritime has received an £18 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply sonobuoys to the Royal Navy’s Merlin maritime patrol helicopter.
