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Norway, NHIndustries reach €305M settlement over scrapped NH90 helicopter deal
The Norwegian government and NHIndustries SAS have reached a settlement resolving all disputes related to Norway’s cancelled NH90 helicopter program.
Ten European nations join hands on naval mine weapon systems
Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Poland have signed a framework arrangement for setting the scope for naval mines cooperation (NMC).
Denmark to ramp up Arctic defense capabilities with new vessels, drones and aircraft
Denmark has announced a major boost to its Arctic capabilities under the Second Agreement on the Arctic and North Atlantic, investing in new vessels, drones, and maritime patrol aircraft.
NATO picks Saab-led consortium for new underwater battlespace project
MANGROVE consortium, led by Saab, has been selected by NATO to lead the new Allied Underwater Battlespace Mission Network project (AUWB-MN).
UK and Australia sign ‘historic’ 50-year Geelong Treaty for SSN-AUKUS program
Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed the bilateral Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty (the Geelong Treaty) in Geelong, Victoria.
US authorizes possible $620 million sale of naval strike missile systems to Bulgaria
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to the Government of Bulgaria of naval strike missile coastal defense system (NSM CDS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $620 million.
Danish Navy to receive major upgrade as political parties unite on defense plan
The Danish Government and the Danish Democrats, the Socialist People’s Party, Liberal Alliance, the Conservative People’s Party, the Danish People’s Party, and the Social Liberal Party have entered into an agreement under the Danish Defence Agreement 2024-2033 to strengthen the Danish Navy.
Thales-led defense project to enhance Europe’s underwater warfare capabilities
Within the European Defense Fund (EDF) framework, French company Thales is leading a defense project SEACURE to achieve a sovereign European capability in future autonomous anti-submarine and seabed warfare.
First hybrid police boat debuts in Port of Hamburg
Germany’s Port of Hamburg has received its first hybrid police boat which is expected to help it achieve the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2040.
AUKUS partners strengthen ties with another agreement
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have reached another significant AUKUS milestone, with the signing of an agreement to enable cooperation that is essential to Australia’s capacity to safely build, operate and maintain a conventionally‑armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability.
Naval Group to deliver autonomous underwater drone demonstrator for the French DGA
French defense industry company Naval Group has been selected to produce an autonomous underwater drone demonstrator for the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA).
German Navy unveils 3 priorities for 2024
Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, Chief of the German Navy has set the three top priorities of the navy for the next twelve months.
Contractors working on UK’s Type 26 frigates set for strike action
Unite, Scotland’s leading trade union, has revealed that over 30 members contracted to work on the new type 26 Frigate on the Clyde are set for strike action in the new year.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali wins MOC deal for Cavour aircraft carrier and Horizon-class destroyers
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture owned by Fincantieri and Leonardo with respective stakes of 51% and 49%, has signed, with the Directorate of Naval Armaments of the Secretariat General of Defence (MOC) a framework agreement for the Cavour aircraft carrier and the Andrea Doria and Ca