
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.

UAE-based technology and defense company EDGE Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French naval defense player Naval Group to explore potential collaboration opportunities in naval combat systems.

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.

Ultra Maritime has received an £18 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply sonobuoys to the Royal Navy’s Merlin maritime patrol helicopter.

EDGE Group’s naval arm, Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), has signed the agreement with Spain’s Indra to equip FA-400 offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) with advanced naval systems.

BAE Systems’ amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) is making its debut in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2025.

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.

German technology corporation Rheinmetall has received a contract to supply training simulators to the German Navy.

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.

Integris has been awarded a contract to support the upkeep program for the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer, with specific ballistic protection solutions to enhance operations.

Defense Equipment & Support (DE&S) has awarded Thales UK a major contract to maintain the Royal Navy’s internal and external fleet communications and provide global support for the next ten years.

Exail Technologies has received a contract to supply several autonomous drone systems for underwater mine warfare to ‘a leading 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.

International defense and technology company Patria has completed the delivery of new acoustic minesweeping systems to the Royal Norwegian Navy.