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Kongsberg nets €305 million deal to deliver NSMs to Spain
The Spanish Navy has awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract worth €305 million for the delivery of Naval Strike Missiles (NSM).

ST Engineering inks mid-life upgrade deal for RSN’s Formidable-class frigates
ST Engineering’s subsidiary ST Engineering Marine has secured a contract with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for the mid-life upgrade of its Formidable-class frigates for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).

Construction starts on Finnish Border Guard’s first Turva-class patrol ship
Shipbuilder Meyer Turku has held a steel-cutting ceremony for first Turva-class patrol ship to be builf for Finnish Border Guard.

Lockheed Martin tests AOEW system on US Navy’s MH-60R helicopter
Lockheed Martin has supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack capabilities while installed on a U.S. Navy MH-60R helicopter.

Ukrainian Navy to receive two minehunting ships from UK
UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed plans to transfer two Royal Navy’s minehunter ships to the Ukrainian Navy.

Saab to provide Double Eagle SAROV for Kuwait Naval Force
Defence company Saab has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for a Double Eagle Semi-Autonomous Remotely Operated Vehicle (SAROV) for the Kuwait Naval Force.

Damen hires MAN ES to supply engines for Dutch and Belgian ASW frigates
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval has contracted MAN Energy Solutions to supply the propulsion engines and GenSets for four anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates being built for the Royal Netherlands and Belgium navies.

Russian Navy’s Yasen-M class submarine Arkhangelsk launched
Sevmash Shipyard, a division of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has launched the nuclear-powered Yasen-M class submarine Arkhangelsk for the Russian Navy.

UK’s Type 45 destroyer completes mission as NATO’s flagship
The Royal Navy, with its Type 45 destroyer, has handed command of NATO’s task group in the Mediterranean Sea to the Italian Navy after more than five intensive months on front-line duties.

New Zealand Navy to trial renewable-powered uncrewed surface vessel
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will soon take delivery of a 6.8-meter renewable-powered Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) to trial on a short-term lease.

German Navy’s NH90 Sea Tiger performs maiden flight
The first NH90 Sea Tiger took off on schedule for its maiden flight, at Airbus Helicopters’ site in Donauwörth, Germany.

US orders grounding of entire V-22 Osprey fleet
US Naval Air Systems Command has revealed that it is instituting a grounding bulletin for all V-22 Osprey variants.

Combined Maritime Forces welcomes Sri Lanka as new member
Combined Maritime Forces welcomed Sri Lanka as the 39th member of the world’s largest maritime security partnership.

Construction starts on German Navy’s first F126 frigate
Damen Naval and project partner NVL Group have held a steel-cutting ceremony for the German Navy’s first F126 frigate.