The US Navy faces significant challenges in maintaining its combat surface ships, even after receiving an additional $1 billion beyond its initial budget requests for maintenance, a new report from the Government Accountability Office found.
Babcock and compatriot maritime high technology enterprise Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) have signed a commercial framework agreement to ensure readiness of Royal Navy submarines.
Denmark is set to strengthen its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic with the addition of three new naval vessels as part of a newly agreed defense deal.
Navantia UK, a subsidiary of Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company Navantia, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Harland & Wolff’s facilities in Belfast, Appledore, Methil and Arnish.
Babcock Australasia has secured the first Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program contracts for the maintenance work on a Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) frigate.
The Australian Government has decided to invest an additional $262 million to support local defense industry uplift and develop Australia’s AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine supply chain.
Navantia UK, a subsidiary of Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, is in discussions with Harland & Wolff, a historic British shipbuilding and fabrication company, to acquire its operations across four sites: Belfast in Northern Ireland, Appledore in the South West of England and Methil and Arnish in Scotla
American defense firm Lockheed Martin has been awarded undefinitized, firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract for the production and delivery of 145 F-35 full rate production (FRP) Lot 18 aircraft.
Norway has decided to provide NOK 2.7 billion (approximately $241 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian Navy.
Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of innovative technological solutions for the surveillance and protection of submarine telecommunications cables.
The agreement is a significant milestone that will support the delivery of Australia’s conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy.
Northrop Grumman has started the production of the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for the French Navy at the company’s St. Augustine manufacturing facility.
UK defense company Babcock has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with South Korean shipbuilding company Hanwha Ocean to further develop opportunities in the global naval market.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), along with the Australian Department of Defence and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD), have signed an agreement to enhance testing of hypersonic vehicles and accelerate the implementation of related technologies. Under AUKUS Pillar II, the three natio
