
Defense solutions provider Ultra Maritime has been selected to provide next-generation torpedo defense capabilities for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigate program.

The Royal Navy has tested five remotely controlled boats in a warship escort exercise off the coast of Scotland, demonstrating the use of uncrewed vessels.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Peru’s state-owned SIMA Peru to collaborate on the design and construction of submarines for the Peruvian Navy.

Defense company Austal has received an approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its autonomous and remotely operated ships (AROS) platform controller.

A new independent regulator has been launched to oversee nuclear safety in Australia’s future submarine fleet, with Michael Drake appointed as the agency’s first Director-General under the Albanese Government’s landmark defense initiative.

NUSHIP Pilbara, the third Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), has been launched at Henderson Maritime Precinct in Western Australia (WA).

American defense technology company Anduril Industries has opened its new Ghost Shark manufacturing facility in Sydney.

The U.S. Navy has christened the future USS Utah (SSN 801), the final submarine of the Virginia-class Block IV program, during a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Groton shipyard.

Babcock, in partnership with the Royal New Zealand Navy and Seatrium, has supported the completion of critical maintenance work on HMNZS Aotearoa in Singapore.

Defense giant Lockheed Martin has made a $50 million investment in Saildrone to integrate defense systems into the firm’s unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for use by the U.S. Navy.

In a world-first breakthrough for maritime technology, a quantum optical atomic clock has been successfully tested aboard an underwater autonomous submarine.

Saronic Technologies and NVIDIA have formed a strategic collaboration to accelerate advancements in maritime autonomy and robotics.

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France has taken delivery of Rigel, the second unmanned surface vessel (USV) under the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) program.