Türkiye has launched new İstif (I) class frigates, TCG AKDENİZ, marking a significant milestone in its naval modernization efforts.
Two Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigates have sailed from Fleet Base West in Western Australia as part of the Australian Defence Force’s Regional Presence Deployment program.
German shipbuilding major TKMS has signed a preliminary agreement with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the MEKO A-200 DEU project.
Parliamentary committees have raised serious concerns over delays to the UK Defence Investment Plan (DIP), warning that the lack of timely updates is making it increasingly difficult to track major defense programs worth hundreds of billions of pounds.
Ultra Maritime has secured a £40 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) to deliver sonobuoys for the Royal Navy’s Merlin maritime patrol helicopter.
In a UK first, Royal Navy helicopters have successfully used live data from multiple drones to target a moving vehicle, demonstrating a new level of airborne command and control.
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced maritime defense technologies.
L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the US Naval Air Systems Command to develop, test, and manufacture Red Wolf vehicles for the US Marine Corps’ Precision Attack Strike Munition program.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has delivered two more CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters to the US Marine Corps.
The US State Department has formally approved a potential foreign military sale (FMS) to Spain, authorizing the modernization of five Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class (F-100) frigates at an estimated cost of $1.7 billion.
HMCS Charlottetown, the Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate which entered service in 1995, has set sail from its home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.
Aircraft from US Navy Carrier Air Wing 8 fly in formation over the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the Ford-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), during the wing’s aerial change-of-command ceremony while underway in the Caribbean Sea.
Norway has signed a contract with German shipbuilder TKMS for two additional Type 212CD submarines, increasing its planned fleet to six vessels.
The US Navy has relieved the commodore of First Naval Construction Regiment (1 NCR) due to loss of confidence in his ability to command.
