
Exail and JFD Global have signed a Pre-bid agreement to explore a future collaboration that will include UK-based maintenance, training and support services, to establish a long-term industrial partnership supporting the evolution and sustainment of modern mine countermeasure (MCM) capabilities in t

Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) and Miami-based autonomous maritime company Magnet Defense have entered into a strategic partnership to produce medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) for the US Department of War.

Fincantieri, through its US subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), has been contracted to build Spectre, a new class of high-speed, multi-mission unmanned surface vessel (USV), developed by American operator of unmanned surface vehicles Saildrone.

Series production of the Kraken K3 Scout unmanned surface vessel (USV) has begun at Rheinmetall’s Blohm+Voss site in Hamburg.

American military shipbuilding company HII has unveiled a next-generation framework for joint, mission-enabled maritime operations.

Vestdavit has introduced its new AutoHook system, a fully autonomous launch and recovery solution designed to support unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and other maritime assets.

Defense technology company Redwire Corporation has secured more than $20 million in new orders from the US Marine Corps to deliver its advanced navigation variant of the Stalker Block 30 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS).

Defense company L3Harris has secured contracts from the Naval Sea Systems Command to continue production of TB-29C and TB-34A towed array systems for the US Navy.

The Australian Government has released its 2026 National Defence Strategy alongside a sweeping Integrated Investment Program, outlining a decade-long plan to expand military capability and strengthen national security amid an increasingly unstable global environment.

The Royal Australian Navy has formally named the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), marking a new step in the navy’s transition to a more integrated and highly advanced technology‑enabled future force.

Spanish shipbuilder Freire Shipyard has launched a new diving support vessel, NB-739 A22 Proserpina, for the Spanish Navy.

Turkish shipbuilder HAVELSAN has signed a strategic agreement with VN Maritime and Piloda Defence to produce manned, unmanned, and hybrid surface platforms in Italy.

The UK government has unveiled a £50 million defense investment in Plymouth and the South West, aimed at accelerating maritime innovation and supporting the development of autonomous naval technologies.

Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.