
European aerospace company Airbus and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia have signed an agreement to explore the integration of uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) SIRTAP into the Spanish Navy’s flagship, Juan Carlos I.

BAE Systems has been awarded a £285 million ($355 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defense to support the Royal Navy’s shared infrastructure, combat management systems (CMS), and warship networks.

Denmark is set to strengthen its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic with the addition of three new naval vessels as part of a newly agreed defense deal.

UK defense company BAE Systems has received a contract to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment for the US Navy.

Navantia UK, a subsidiary of Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company Navantia, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Harland & Wolff’s facilities in Belfast, Appledore, Methil and Arnish.

The Peruvian Navy has launched two new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), BAP Río Huarmey and BAP Río Nepeña, at SIMA Peru’s Chimbote and Callao shipyard.

The Royal Netherlands Navy has received two of four new upgraded landing craft utilities (LCUs).

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS), developed by San-Diego based Shield AI, as the country’s first-ever maritime-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform.

The seventh and final Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine will bear the name HMS Achilles, the Royal Navy unveiled.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) has been awarded a contract from the US Navy to supply advanced electronics for the MK 54 torpedoes.

Babcock Australasia has secured the first Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program contracts for the maintenance work on a Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) frigate.

Rolls-Royce has signed a ‘landmark’ contract with the UK Ministry of Defense (UK MoD), which brings together all elements of research and technology, design, manufacture, and in-service support of the nuclear reactors that power the Royal Navy’s fleet of submarines.

BAAINBw has signed a contract TKMS for the development and qualification of a guided missile system for the active self-defense of submarines.

Two warships have tracked a suspected Russian ‘spy ship as’ it sailed through waters close to the UK, the Royal Navy revealed.