US defense major HII has announced that construction of its first ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel has reached 30% completion, staying on schedule for sea trials in late 2026.
GE Aerospace’s Marine Engines & Systems has received orders to supply eight LM2500 marine gas turbine engines for the US Navy’s next two Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers: the future USS Intrepid (DDG 145) and USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146).
Defense giant BAE Systems has been awarded a new five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide APKWS laser-guidance kits to the US Navy.
Kraken Robotics and TKMS ATLAS UK have demonstrated the KATFISH unmanned surface vessel launch and recovery system (USV-LARS) from TKMS ATLAS UK’s ARCIMS USV.
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy (IN) and the Brazilian Navy (BN) to strengthen cooperation in the maintenance of Scorpène-class submarines and other naval ships.
The trilateral AUKUS partnership is moving “full steam ahead” into the delivery phase after the United States completed the review, accelerating plans to field next-generation submarines and advanced defense technologies to bolster deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions.
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has announced a $448 million strategic investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System (Ship OS) to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and autonomy technologies across the industrial base.
Defense company BAE Systems has received a $123 million contract from the US Navy to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98).
James Fisher (JFD Global), a global provider of specialist marine and defense solutions, has secured a contract with PGZ Stocznia Wojenna. The agreement will see JFD Global integrate a combined, hyperbaric and saturation diving system into the Polish Navy’s new salvage and rescue vessel, Ratownik.
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has held a keel-laying ceremony for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804).
The keel of HMS Formidable, the Royal Navy’s third Type 31 frigate, has been laid in a ceremony at the Babcock facility in Rosyth. Work on HMS Formidable has been underway since October 2024, when the first steel was cut, with various segments taking shape. With keel laying, the frigate begins to ta
Defense majors Babcock and HII have signed a contract that expands their strategic partnership to further support the Virginia-class submarine construction.
The US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has selected Damen Shipyards’ Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 design for its Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program.
The Royal Navy’s longest-serving frigate, HMS Lancaster, has been retired after 34 years of operational service.
