
Global engineering services and nuclear company AtkinsRéalis Group has been appointed to deliver nuclear propulsion and engineering capabilities to Rolls-Royce Submarines, supporting the UK’s growing submarine program.

The Royal Australian Navy has marked a significant milestone in maritime innovation with the successful first-of-class trials of the Edge 130 tri-copter drone on the evolved Cape-class patrol vessel HMAS Cape Pillar.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Ultra Maritime have launched a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing anti-submarine warfare (ASW) through unmanned aerial technology.

Norwegian Kongsberg Discovery and Danish MacArtney Underwater Technology have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate Kongsberg’s towed sensing systems onto MacArtney’s remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) platforms.

Defense company BAE Systems has been awarded a $22 million contract by the US Navy to produce missile canisters for the Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS).

Australia’s next-generation Hunter-class frigates have taken a significant step forward, with the Sonar 2087 handling systems completing factory acceptance tests.

Naval Group has strengthened its Dutch industrial partnerships for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s future Orka-class submarines, signing two new contracts with Dutch companies Van Halteren Technologies and Nevesbu during the NEDS 2025 defense exhibition in Rotterdam.

The German Navy has selected Lockheed Martin Canada’s combat management system 330 (CMS 330) for its surface fleet, marking a major boost in bilateral defense cooperation and naval interoperability.

French companies CNN MCO, Thales, and CS GROUP have entered into a strategic partnership to equip the French Navy’s amphibious helicopter carriers (AHC) with a new, highly resilient inertial navigation system designed for electronic warfare environments.

Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore combining both companies’ air defense capabilities for international surface combat vessel programs for navies around the world.

Two defense companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Australia’s capability in undersea and autonomous systems.

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and French defense technology company Thales have signed an agreement to support the modernization of the Royal Thai Navy’s fleet.

Swedish supplier of advanced maritime battery systems Echandia has secured an order to supply a 3.7 MWh battery system for a new hybrid icebreaker vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard.

Leidos Australia and Kongsberg Defence Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the integration of Kongsberg’s naval strike missile (NSM) with Leidos’ next-generation uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), Sea Archer and Longbow.