From quantum navigation under the waves to fully autonomous surface warships and crewless helicopters preparing for flight, navies and defense innovators pushed the boundaries to support their defense strategies in an ever-evolving landscape.
From record-breaking export deals to major fleet expansions and innovative projects, here are the top naval stories our readers found most compelling this year.
With its CMS 330 system now adopted by the German Navy, the company continues to foster international collaboration while advancing naval technology and future capabilities.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with US-based undersea operations specialist Maritime Operations Group (MOG) to accelerate the development, construction, and delivery of next-generation diesel-electric submarines and advanced undersea tec
Defense majors Babcock and HII have signed a contract that expands their strategic partnership to further support the Virginia-class submarine construction.
General Dynamics NASSCO, a business unit of General Dynamics, and South Korean companies DSEC and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to collaborate on the ship design and manufacturing automation and technology in the US market.
US-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to advance strategic cooperation in shipbuilding, marking a new phase in industrial collaboration between the two nations.
The US Navy has contracted General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to develop conceptual designs for a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for future carrier operations.
Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards (Seaspan) has awarded a contract to Elomatic Consulting to provide engineering and design support services for the Canadian Coast Guard’s polar icebreaker.
MANGROVE consortium, led by Saab, has been selected by NATO to lead the new Allied Underwater Battlespace Mission Network project (AUWB-MN).
Austal USA and Master Boat Builders have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic outsourcing partnership designed to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity.
Vigor Marine Group has joined forces with South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to bring expanded forward-deployed maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capacity to the Indo-Pacific region.
Blue Water Autonomy has secured $50 million in Series A funding, led by GV, to support the construction of unmanned vessels.
BWX Technologies (BWXT) has received US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts totaling approximately $2.6 billion, including future year options, for manufacturing naval nuclear reactor components.
