
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has carried out the lowering into dry dock of macrostructure 300 of the Spanish Navy’s maritime action vessel for underwater intervention (BAM-IS).

The UK has deployed the Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East as part of preparations for a potential multinational mission.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), hosted a high-level US Navy visit while operating in the Mediterranean Sea on May 5, 2026.

Turkish defense company Aselsan has unveiled a new generation of unmanned naval systems, including KILIÇ autonomous underwater strike systems family and TUFAN unmanned surface vehicle.

The UK has unveiled plans for a new multinational maritime force with nine European allies, aiming to strengthen collective deterrence and operational readiness in the North Atlantic and High North.

Vestdavit has introduced its new AutoHook system, a fully autonomous launch and recovery solution designed to support unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and other maritime assets.

Turkish shipbuilder HAVELSAN has signed a strategic agreement with VN Maritime and Piloda Defence to produce manned, unmanned, and hybrid surface platforms in Italy.

The French Navy has ordered five additional CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) from Schiebel.

The British military has exposed a covert Russian submarine operation in and around UK waters, forcing the vessels to retreat back to Russia, the UK Ministry of Defense revealed.

Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt UK has secured two contracts with SRT Marine System Solutions (SRT), a UK-based civil-defence maritime surveillance systems company, to supply a total of 50 radar systems for deployment within integrated national coastal surveillance systems.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed the Port of Split, Croatia, following a five-day port visit.

The European Council has adopted two decisions amending the mandates of the EU’s naval operations EUNAVFOR ASPIDES and EUNAVFOR ATALANTA.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), anchored in the Port of Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026.

Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean to begin operational integration into Cyprus’s defenses alongside allies.