
Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has signed a purchasing agreement with compatriot Heinen & Hopman for the PES (Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie) frigate to be built for the Colombian Navy.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has deployed and tested anti-submarine sensors aboard MQ-9B SeaGuardian RPA using multiple pre-production sonobuoy dispensing system (SDS) pods.

UAE-based tech company EDGE Group and Brazilian high-tech specialist SIATT have been awarded a deal to supply MANSUP anti-ship missiles to the Brazilian Navy.

Indian Mahindra Group and American tech Anduril Industries have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at co-developing and co-producing autonomous maritime systems, advanced AI-enabled counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) technologies, and innovative command and control (C2) software.

US defense company Northrop Grumman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean Hanwha to work on the Republic of Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Helicopter (KMCH) program.

US-based company BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been awarded US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts totaling approximately $2.1 billion for the manufacture of nuclear reactor components.

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $251 million contract to provide the AEGIS Technical Representative (AEGIS TECHREP) organization with large-scale system engineering and on-site technical expertise for the complex combat system configurations.

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) researchers and collaborators are applying AI to automate critical parts of the tracking system used by laser weapon systems (LWS) for the US Navy.

US company Ultra Maritime has signed a production planning contract with Indian Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), to take aa concrete step forward in the co-production of the US sonobuoys in India.

The US Navy has awarded a series of contracts, under the Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), to facilitate littoral combat ship (LCS) mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package (MP) deployments.

The US Navy has declared initial operating capability (IOC) status for a new infrared search-and-track (IRST) sensor system developed by Lockheed Martin for F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighters.

The US State Department has authorized a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Egypt for the modernization of fast missile craft.

Defense company L3Harris has delivered three new Iver autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for the Royal Navy’s Project Wilton to support unmanned mine hunting and survey operations.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract modification to the existing deal from the US Navy for the development of the next generation of the Trident II strategic weapons system (SWS) D5 missile.