
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from BAE Systems Maritime Australia for the integrated platform management system (IPMS) on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigates.

German equipment provider Schottel has been contracted to supply its transverse thrusters for the Polish Miecznik-class multi-role frigates.

Power4Future, part of Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri, has completed the final operational test of the lithium-ion battery system (LBS), intended for the Italian Navy’s U212 near future submarines (NFS), at the Piedimonte San Germano facility.

Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), a government-to-government contracting agency, has been awarded a $14 million contract with the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) to supply QinetiQ’s uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), Vindicator, and related services to the Naval Air Warfare Center We

Leonardo, the Royal Navy and the UK Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S) Future Capability Innovation (FCI) team have unveiled the design of the Proteus technology demonstrator aircraft.

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has been awarded purchase orders totaling $96 million to provide essential valves for the construction of five Columbia-class and 12 Virginia-class submarines.

Republic of Korea’s (ROK’s) Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has contracted local aerospace and arms manufacturer LIG Nex1 to work on the reconnaissance unmanned surface vehicle (USV) system development project.

Skydweller Aero has continued autonomous maritime patrol aircraft (AMPA) flight tests of the Skydweller unmanned aerial system (UAS) with operational military payloads integrated onboard.

Naval power has emerged as a central element in these power struggles, with nations increasingly focused on enhancing their maritime capabilities and expanding their fleets.

Defense company Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration regarding the modernization of Sweden’s coastal anti-ship missile capability.

The Indian Ministry of Defense has signed a deal with French company Naval Group for the integration of electronic heavyweight torpedoes (EHWT) onboard the Kalvari-class submarines.

Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) has been awarded a contract from the United States Department of Defense (US DOD) for an advanced winch system developed by Rolls-Royce Canada’s Naval Handling business to deploy, tow, and recover sonar equipment.

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of the KDX-II Class Destroyers Product Improvement Program.

Type 23 frigate HMS Portland has become the second Royal Navy warship to be fitted with naval strike missiles (NSMs) developed by Norwegian supplier of defense systems Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.