
Lockheed Martin Space, a subsidiary of US defense company Lockheed Martin, has received a $110 million contract modification for Trident II (D5) missile production and deployed systems support.

Norwegian technology company Blueye Robotics, together with local partner RVI Tools, has secured a contract to supply underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the Netherlands Navy.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), has transited the Strait of Dover into the North Sea.

Swedish company Saab has acquired local submarine parts supplier Deform to strengthen the security of supply for the Swedish defense industry.

Raytheon has received a $258 million contract for the engineering, manufacturing, and development of SM-2 Block IIICU All Up Rounds from the US Department of Defense.

The Pakistan Navy has held a launching ceremony for the third Hangor-class submarine, PNS Mangro, at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Company.

US-based start-up Saronic Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to explore autonomous technologies for maritime applications.

The US Coast Guard has commissioned Earl Cunningham, the 59th fast response cutter (FRC) and the second of three FRCs to be homeported in Kodiak, Alaska.

Kongsberg Defence Australia has secured a $50 million export order for naval strike missile (NSM) launcher systems for two European nations.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered the third in a series of four survey vessels (large) to the Indian Navy.

Leonardo DRS has completed the first series of open-water demonstrations of its maritime mission equipment package (MEP), designed for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C‑UAS) naval fleet protection.

Thyssenkrupp AG has approved the spin-off of the company’s marine business, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), paving the way for a new, publicly listed player in the maritime defense market.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has marked a traditional naval milestone with the christening of USX-1 Defiant, a ‘first-of-its-kind’ unmanned surface vessel (USV).

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has secured a contract from Birdon to supply fluid control components for the US Coast Guard’s Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program.