France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded a contract to French shipbuilder Couach for the construction of 24 new coastal surveillance patrol vessels for the Maritime Gendarmerie.
Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Croatian shipbuilding companies Brodotrogir Cruise and Iskra Shipyard as part of the company’s participation in the naval acquisition program for two multi-role corvettes (MRC).
All ten member nations of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) have formally agreed to a new Maritime Proposition aimed at strengthening collective security across the North Atlantic, High North and Baltic regions.
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), has arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNS) in Portsmouth, Virginia, to begin its first major maintenance period while undergoing repairs to restore spaces damaged during a March 2026 onboard fire.
General Dynamics NASSCO has marked the start of construction of the future USNS Joshua L. Goldberg (T-AO 211), the 11th ship in the US Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.
A ‘world-first’ capability demonstration has seen an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) airdropped from a military transport aircraft, proving a new method for rapidly deploying maritime systems into contested or difficult-to-access operating environments.
French companies Exail and KNDS have signed a new framework agreement covering the supply of several hundred equipped warheads for K-Ster mine neutralization systems.
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has approved the procurement of four MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigates for the German Navy.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have carried out a new wave of retaliatory strikes against Iran, targeting more than 80 locations, including over 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
F-35B Lightning jets from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales have intercepted a Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft as the UK-led carrier strike group conducted NATO air policing operations in the Arctic.
A multinational effort to jointly procure naval mines has reached a major milestone, with the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command signing a procurement contract with Finnish defense company Forcit for its Blocker influence mine on behalf of participating nations.
The UK and the Netherlands have signed a £2.4 billion agreement to jointly procure a new class of amphibious transport ships.
Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Norway have decided to buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to strengthen NATO’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Force.
HII has been awarded an option year production contract for the US Navy’s Lionfish small unmanned undersea vehicle (SUUV) program, continuing production of the next-generation autonomous underwater system designed for undersea warfare missions.
