
Exail has secured a new contract for its long-range uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), the DriX H-9, with a leading defense research organization.

Vestdavit has introduced its new AutoHook system, a fully autonomous launch and recovery solution designed to support unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and other maritime assets.

Defense technology company Redwire Corporation has secured more than $20 million in new orders from the US Marine Corps to deliver its advanced navigation variant of the Stalker Block 30 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS).

Defense company L3Harris has secured contracts from the Naval Sea Systems Command to continue production of TB-29C and TB-34A towed array systems for the US Navy.

A steel-cutting ceremony for Germany’s third and final Type 424 intelligence vessel took place on April 16 at the Peene-Werft shipyard in Wolgast.

Another US aircraft carrier has suffered a fire while undergoing maintenance in Virginia, following a similar incident aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford.

The Pakistan Navy has carried out a successful live-fire test of an indigenously developed ship-launched anti-ship ballistic missile, marking a significant step in its evolving maritime strike capabilities.

Defense company Indra has signed a new contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) for the supply of electronic warfare and radar systems for the six additional submarines of the Type 212CD program.

The Australian Government has released its 2026 National Defence Strategy alongside a sweeping Integrated Investment Program, outlining a decade-long plan to expand military capability and strengthen national security amid an increasingly unstable global environment.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), has broken the record for the longest post-Vietnam War-era deployment.

Fincantieri has announced that its US subsidiary received a $30 million contract for materials procurement and engineering activities for the US Navy’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program, formally initiating the first phase of the program and representing the first concrete step toward its execution.

The US Navy has tightened its maritime blockade on Iran, expanding naval patrols and reinforcing enforcement across key waterways as part of a rapidly escalating standoff in the region.

German defense giant TKMS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to explore strategic cooperation on naval projects in Europe, NATO, and worldwide.

A Russian naval vessel was recently observed “loitering” near UK offshore wind farms in the English Channel, according to a NATO source cited by iPaper.