
South Korean shipbuilder HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) has formed a consortium with LIG Nex1 and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to secure a government-led core technology development project for combat unmanned surface vehicle (USV) integrated control and autonomous mission systems.

Defense giant Thales has been awarded a major contract by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) for the design, development, and delivery of the next-generation of portable autonomous command centers.

South Korean shipbuilding major HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed a contract to deliver two 3,200-ton frigates to the Philippine Navy.

America’s oldest active aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz (CVN 68), has entered the retirement planning phase after the US Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) a $33.5 million contract modification to begin advance planning and long-lead material procurement for the carrier’s inactivation and

The UK has recorded its highest defence exports since records began, driven in large part by the country’s largest-ever warship export deal

Manufacturer of submarine technologies Gabler has expanded its European in-service support capabilities through a trilateral framework agreement covering German, Italian and Portuguese naval fleets.

Shipbuilder PT PAL has launched and named the Indonesian Navy’s first Red White (Merah Putih) frigate, KRI Balaputradewa (322).

The Indian Navy has commissioned its second MH-60R helicopter squadron, INAS 335, the ‘Ospreys’, in Goa, as part of its continued efforts towards modernization and capability enhancements.

Shipbuilder Austal USA has started construction on fourth US Navy’s landing craft utility (LCU) at the company’s Mobile, Alabama. ship manufacturing facility.

Defense company Saab has signed a framework agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the compact radar system Giraffe 1X and received an order within the agreement.

HMCS St. John’s, a Halifax-class frigate that has been in service with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) since 1996, has returned home to Halifax, Nova Scotia, after a successful deployment.

The US Coast Guard has established the Maritime Nuclear Policy Division to develop and implement policies governing the safe and secure integration of nuclear technology into the marine transportation system.

With its CMS 330 system now adopted by the German Navy, the company continues to foster international collaboration while advancing naval technology and future capabilities.

Türkiye has enriched its naval fleet with the induction of a new submarine and unmanned systems at a ceremony in Istanbul, highlighting both technological progress and the growing role of domestic industry in naval defense.