The UK and Norwegian navies have conducted Exercise Tamber Shield 2026 in the fjords around Bergen, testing advanced drone integration, missile evasion tactics, and counter-fast attack operations in a demanding Arctic environment.
Shipbuilding company Naval Group has launched the second defense and intervention (FDI) frigate ordered by France’s defense procurement agency, the DGA, for the French Navy.
Airbus and the Spanish Navy have completed a crewed-uncrewed teaming exercise integrating a naval vessel, helicopter and drones to validate real-time data sharing and multi-domain operational capabilities during a tactical trial in Spain.
The Swedish government has completed a down-select process, choosing France’s Naval Group as the preferred supplier for Sweden’s next-generation frigates under the Luleå-class program.
A ceremonial keel-laying ceremony for the Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gromov has taken place at Severnaya Verf Shipyard.
Swedish defense company Saab has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement in the naval domain with the PGZ Group, Poland’s largest defense corporation.
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.
Certo Aerospace has demonstrated a new anti-submarine warfare capability for the Royal Navy, using its CAPSTONE vertical take-off and landing uncrewed air system (VTOL UAS) in a flight test at Keevil Airfield.
Defense company MBDA has carried out a new development test of its AKERON LP missile, demonstrating advanced guidance and data transmission capabilities during an engagement against a moving sea target.
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.
Admiralty Shipyards, a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has begun the final stage of sea trials of the second Lada-class (Project 677) submarine Kronstadt (B-586) built for the Russian Navy.
British maritime technology company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales for the ongoing development and provision of systems for the Kraken K50 maritime precision engagement platform.
Royal Navy’s first Type 26 anti-submarine frigate HMS Glasgow will enter the water later this year, shipbuilding company BAE Systems has confirmed.
Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2 and the US Navy’s Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) augmented by Italian Navy frigate ITS Alpino (F 594) conducted joint maritime and air defence exercises on July 24 while operating in the Mediterranean Sea.
