Equipment & technology
Hyliion secures $41.7M US Navy contract for multi-megawatt power modules
Hyliion Holdings has secured a $41.7 million contract from the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop and deliver two multi-megawatt KARNO...
US Coast Guard explores laser weapons against drones and USVs
The US Coast Guard is seeking industry input on high-energy laser (HEL) systems and other directed energy technologies that could provide a...
US Navy trials Lockheed Martin's AI-powered sub hunter
Lockheed Martin and the US Navy demonstrated a rapidly retrainable AI/ML sonar system for antisubmarine warfare during RIMPAC 26 this summer,...
HII, HD Hyundai bring intelligent welding to Ingalls shipyard
HII, the largest military shipbuilder in the United States, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), South Korea’s naval shipbuilder, have launched...
Diehl Defence, BAE Systems link up on naval systems
Diehl Defence and BAE Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop integrated maritime defense solutions, with an initial...
UK awards £135 million Royal Navy torpedo support contract
The UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a £135 million contract to maintain and repair the Royal Navy’s Spearfish and Sting Ray...
Netherlands approves work on USVs for future ASW frigates
The Netherlands has approved the next phase of its effort to integrate uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) into the Royal Netherlands Navy's future...
Raytheon installs first SPY-6(V)4 radar at Wallops ahead of DDG upgrade
RTX's Raytheon has completed the delivery and installation of the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the US Navy's Surface Combat Systems Center in...
Indra to develop laser-guided point-defense system for Spanish Navy vessels
Indra has begun developing a laser-guided point-defense system for military vessels under the Spanish Navy's SILAEM (Shipborne Launcher System)...
L3Harris to supply battery monitoring systems for US Navy Virginia and Columbia-class subs
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) to provide battery monitoring systems for the US Navy’s...
Saronic, Samsung Heavy Industries forge alliance on autonomous maritime systems
US autonomous surface vessel developer Saronic has partnered with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to accelerate the development of autonomy-capable maritime systems.
US Navy awards contract for mid-range maritime strike missile
The US Navy has selected CoAspire’s rapidly adaptable affordable cruise missile-extended range (RAACM-ER) ground-launched variant for its new Coalition Heterogeneous Affordable Offensive Strike (CHAOS) program.
Exail integrates Elistair’s tethered drone on DriX USV
French autonomous maritime systems developer Exail has integrated Elistair’s Khronos automated tethered drone system with its DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV) to enable persistent aerial surveillance to extend the platform’s situational awareness during long-endurance maritime missions.
Raytheon lands $1.8B US Navy contract for SPY-6 radar production and sustainment
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $1.8 billion contract extension for SPY-6 radars for the US Navy.