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.
Indian Mahindra Group and American tech Anduril Industries have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at co-developing and co-producing autonomous maritime systems, advanced AI-enabled counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) technologies, and innovative command and control (C2) software.
Kongsberg Discovery has completed acceptance testing of HUGIN Superior autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) system for the Defense Innovation Unit and the US Navy.
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.
Republikorp, under its subsidiary company, Republik Defens Indonesia, has signed an agreement with Milanion Group to supply the Indonesian Navy with advanced unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
A steel-cutting ceremony for the third in a series of five Indian Navy’s fleet support ships (FSS) was held at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, on February 20, 2025.
Capt. Dave Snowden, commanding officer of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), was relieved on February 20 ‘due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command’, the US Navy announced.
US defense company Northrop Grumman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean Hanwha to work on the Republic of Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Helicopter (KMCH) program.
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.
US-based company BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been awarded US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts totaling approximately $2.1 billion for the manufacture of nuclear reactor components.
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.
Saronic Technologies is set to revolutionize maritime defense with the construction of Port Alpha, a next-generation shipyard dedicated to building new classes of autonomous ships.
The first Falaj 3 offshore patrol vessel (OPV) built for the UAE Navy has been commissioned, EDGE Group’s entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) revealed.
