The UK and the Netherlands have signed a £2.4 billion agreement to jointly procure a new class of amphibious transport ships.
The US Department of State has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy worth an estimated $30.6 million, covering seven assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) sourced from US Marine Corps stock, along with associated support equipment and logistics services.
The Royal Navy has declared full operational capability (FOC) for the Martlet missile system deployed aboard Wildcat helicopters, marking the completion of an operational testing and integration programme aimed at expanding the weapon’s employment envelope.
Babcock and Truflo Marine have launched a pilot initiative to strengthen UK-Australia submarine sustainment supply chains under AUKUS, with Australian-made valve components set to support the sustainment of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarine fleet.
The UK and Norwegian navies have conducted Exercise Tamber Shield 2026 in the fjords around Bergen, testing advanced drone integration, missile evasion tactics, and counter-fast attack operations in a demanding Arctic environment.
Defense company Thales has secured a contract from the Greek General Directorate for Defence Investments and Armaments (GDDIA) to begin the modernization of the Hellenic Navy’s Hydra-class frigates.
PGZ Stocznia Wojenna (PGZ SW) and Nauta Shiprepair Yard have signed an agreement for the construction of the GB02 aft block of the hull of the frigate ORP Burza, the second vessel being built under the Miecznik program for the Polish Navy.
Intermarine, part of the IMMSI Group, has won a tender issued by the General Command of the Guardia di Finanza for the construction of two patrol vessels.
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has launched the second multi-purpose corvette of the Pohjanmaa class, built by the Rauma Shipyard for the Finnish Navy.
Shipbuilding company Naval Group has launched the second defense and intervention (FDI) frigate ordered by France’s defense procurement agency, the DGA, for the French Navy.
Airbus and the Spanish Navy have completed a crewed-uncrewed teaming exercise integrating a naval vessel, helicopter and drones to validate real-time data sharing and multi-domain operational capabilities during a tactical trial in Spain.
Navantia UK has unveiled a new model for a large autonomous surface vessel to support the ‘hybrid navy’ of the future.
SYOS Aerospace has introduced the SU10 uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) to extend and strengthen its multi-domain autonomous uncrewed portfolio across air, land, sea to subsurface.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year lifecycle agreement with the Finnish Border Guard to support the operational readiness and maintenance of the agency’s offshore patrol vessel fleet in the Baltic Sea.
