
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.

Defense company Indra has signed a new contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) for the supply of electronic warfare and radar systems for the six additional submarines of the Type 212CD program.

German defense giant TKMS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to explore strategic cooperation on naval projects in Europe, NATO, and worldwide.

A Russian naval vessel was recently observed “loitering” near UK offshore wind farms in the English Channel, according to a NATO source cited by iPaper.

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

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless spent seven days working with the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle.

In a UK first, Royal Navy helicopters have successfully used live data from multiple drones to target a moving vehicle, demonstrating a new level of airborne command and control.

The UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG), centred on HMS Prince of Wales, has reached Full Operating Capability (FOC), meaning all its parts are ready to operate on front-line duties wherever required.

The Royal Navy has tested five remotely controlled boats in a warship escort exercise off the coast of Scotland, demonstrating the use of uncrewed vessels.

Four of the Royal Navy’s P2000 fast patrol boats – HMS Pursuer, Express, Puncher and Dasher – have completed joint exercises with the Estonian Navy in the Gulf of Finland.

A Royal Navy warship has completed the first firing of the naval strike missile (NSM), capable of taking out enemy vessels at ranges of more than 100 miles.

UK company Briggs Marine has teamed up with Serco as a subcontractor to provide maritime services for the Royal Navy.

The Royal Navy has been undertaking ‘ground-breaking trials’ to demonstrate the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) from submarines.

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and industry partners have adapted and tested a commercially available remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for the Royal Navy to prevent sabotage and remove potential threats.