
The Norwegian government has announced its intention to procure two additional submarines, reinforcing the country’s maritime defense strategy.

The Bulgarian Navy has taken delivery of the first multipurpose modular patrol vessel (MMPV), the first domestically built warship in a century.

Austal USA has hosted a keel laying ceremony for the first US Coast Guard (USCG) Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) to be built at the company’s Mobile, Alabama, ship manufacturing facility.

Defense major BAE Systems has been awarded a $36 million production contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver multifunction modular mast (MMM) systems for integration onto the US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines.

Defense giant Babcock has unveiled its new Autonomous and Remote, Maritime Operational Response – Force (ARMOR Force) concept, a networked architecture of autonomous and remote maritime systems designed to supercharge the UK’s next-generation naval capability.

Thales Canada and Cohere, a Canadian multinational technology company focused on artificial intelligence, have signed a partnership agreement for advanced AI solutions for naval and maritime in-service support.

The UK has launched its ambitious Atlantic Bastion program, aiming to strengthen the Royal Navy and transform its submarine-hunting capabilities across the North Atlantic.

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has taken delivery of the former US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter, USCGC Decisive.

Global engineering services and nuclear company AtkinsRéalis Group has been appointed to deliver nuclear propulsion and engineering capabilities to Rolls-Royce Submarines, supporting the UK’s growing submarine program.

French shipbuilder Naval Group has renewed its contract with the Egyptian Navy for the in-service support (ISS) of seven naval vessels.

The Royal Australian Navy has marked a significant milestone in maritime innovation with the successful first-of-class trials of the Edge 130 tri-copter drone on the evolved Cape-class patrol vessel HMAS Cape Pillar.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Ultra Maritime have launched a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing anti-submarine warfare (ASW) through unmanned aerial technology.

The UK and Norway have signed a first-of-its-kind defence agreement that will see British and Norwegian navies operating side by side in the North Atlantic.

At Navantia UK’s Appledore shipyard in North Devon, the traditional steel-cutting ceremony has marked the start of construction on the first vessel in the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) program for the Royal Navy.