
International provider of government services Serco was awarded three contracts, with a combined value of over £1 billion by the UK Ministry of Defense, to provide maritime services for the Royal Navy.

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) marine electronics division Atlas Elektronik is taking on the principal role in the GhostPlay@SEA research project as consortium leader in the development of new AI tactics for maritime defense.

Norwegian equipment supplier Vestdavit has secured an order to deliver multiple davits and painter booms for a series of French Navy’s offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

French shipbuilding major Naval Group has strengthened its commitment in favor of the Greek defense industry through the signature of new partnership agreements with six Hellenic companies in the frame of the Hellenic Industrial Participation (HIP) plan.

Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has signed a contract with Portuguese defence technology company EID for the delivery of the integrated communications control system (ICCS) for the Columbian PES (Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie) frigate project.

Defense company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the delivery of Saab lightweight torpedoes (SLWT) and torpedo tubes.

The UK’s National Oceanography Center (NOC) has renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Royal Navy to support innovation and advances in autonomous and robotic underwater systems.

Defense company Marshall has received a long-term contract from Thales UK to manufacture, maintain and support key components of anti-submarine sonar arrays for the Royal Navy.

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $2.19 billion foreign military sale (FMS) to the Netherlands involving advanced Tomahawk land attack missiles and a broad suite of related defense equipment and support service.

The munition from the maritime mine countermeasure (MMCM) program has been fired at the Swedish Test Centre (FMV) in Motala Lake, according to the Organization for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR).

Helsing is partnering with Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems, Ocean Infinity, and QinetiQ to accelerate the deployment of AI and autonomy in maritime operations and protect critical undersea infrastructure.

The Netherlands Ministry of Defense has elected Oshkosh Defense to produce 150 Dutch expeditionary patrol vehicles (DXPV).

JFD has announced that its advanced submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) has been successfully delivered and accepted by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).

US tech company Ultra Maritime has been contracted to supply sonobuoy technologies in support of Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French government’s defense procurement and technology agency.