
US company Saildrone has entered into a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies to enable the rapid scaling of autonomous systems to deliver advanced maritime AI solutions.

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has commenced the Australian assembly of the first multi-ammunition soft kill (MASS) shipsets destined for installation onto Royal Australian Navy vessels.

Israeli company D-Fend Solutions has launched EnforceAir2 Maritime designed for counter unmanned autonomous system (UAS) operations in maritime environments.

Ultra Maritime Australia has been contracted to provide its hull-mounted sonar for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates.

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.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract to deliver naval strike missiles (NSM) and associated installed equipment to Denmark.

JFD Australia, the provider of the submarine rescue system to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) since 2009, will continue to deliver this capability for a further four years after finalizing an extension to its contract with the Department of Defense.

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.

Rohde & Schwarz and ELT Group have signed a contract to provide electronic warfare (EW) systems for the German Navy’s F124 project and the Polish Navy’s new Miecznick class multirole frigates.

The Organization for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) has delivered the first maritime mine countermeasures (MMCM) system to the United Kingdom (UK).

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.

The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded the contract for the IP Network of the Naval Force (RIFAN) stage 3 to an industrial consortium led by Airbus Defense and Space and also comprising French shipbuilding major Naval Group.

Aker Arctic has been chosen to supply its ice load monitoring system to the Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa-class corvettes.

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.