UK-based aerospace, defence and security company Babcock has secured the first export contract for its Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate through a design licence agreement with PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), a state-owned enterprise that builds and maintains ships for military and commercial use.
Britain’s two new aircraft carriers have been conducting simultaneous F-35B fast jet operations for the first time – thousands of miles apart.
The Australian government has unveiled plans to build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines under a new Indo-Pacific security partnership with the United States and Britain, AUKUS.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed a contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for the construction of the 3,000-ton class submarine.
Tech company RE2 Robotics has received a $9.5 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to create an underwater robotic system for the autonomous neutralization of underwater mines for the U.S. Navy.
UK-based company Consolite Technology has been awarded a contract to supply the general and navigation lighting system for the Type 31 general purpose frigates built by Babcock International Group.
The British Royal Navy has unveiled its plans to develop a future autonomous fleet program led by engineers from UK Naval Engineering Science and Technology (UKNEST).
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to VARD Marine for its next-generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) design.
British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has received a contract to provide identification friend-or-foe (IFF) spares for the US Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia has begun sea trials of the first of five Avante 2200 corvettes being built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF).
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched the sixth Daegu-class (FFX-II) frigate at its Okpo shipyard built for the South Korean Navy.
Ukrainian company Zorya-Mashproekt Gas Turbine Research and Development Complex, part of Ukroboronprom State Concern, has signed a contract with India’s Goa Shipyard Limited to supply propulsion systems for the Indian Navy’s two advanced M7H2 units.
Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels HMS Tamar and HMS Spey have departed Portsmouth in advance of their deployment to the Indo-Pacific.
South Korean Navy has test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from its first indigenous ballistic missile submarine.
