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Virginia class
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First forward-deployed Virginia-class sub completes Pacific mission

The US Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) has completed its first deployment since becoming the service’s first...

Intermarine
Shipbuilding

Italian Navy's second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone

Italian shipbuilder Intermarine has started fiberglass lamination of the hull for the second new-generation minehunter being built for the...

10 hours ago
ASW SWC
Surface Vessels

Indian Navy launches seventh ASW SWC at Cochin Shipyard

The Indian Navy has launched Machilipatnam (BY 529), the seventh of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC) built by Cochin...

11 hours ago
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Industry

Like air traffic controllers, but on the water

Every arrival, departure and berth of a ship together form a complex puzzle that the port planner and Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) operator put together every day. A port planner determines where and when ships dock and how to keep this traffic flow organised, while the VTS operator is the maritime

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·Rheinmetall to modernize F123-class frigate for German Navy
·US Navy awards $76.6B for Virginia and Columbia submarine construction
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Australia invests another $4.6 billion in AUKUS submarine construction yard

The Australian government has announced an additional A$4.6 billion investment in the infrastructure needed to deliver the country's future...

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Amphibious & Support Ships

US Navy's final expeditionary sea base wraps up acceptance trials

The US Navy’s newest and final expeditionary sea base (ESB), USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), has completed acceptance trials, marking a...

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HII expands distributed shipbuilding model to US Navy amphibious ships

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Damen to refit four Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels

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OPTICS11 lands Dutch MoD contract for containerized towed array system

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TKMS and Navantia join hands on submarine projects

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First forward-deployed Virginia-class sub completes Pacific mission

The US Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) has completed its first deployment since becoming the service’s first...

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Italian Navy's second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone

Italian shipbuilder Intermarine has started fiberglass lamination of the hull for the second new-generation minehunter being built for the...

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US Navy retires Freedom-variant LCS USS Fort Worth

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UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package

The UK government has announced an £8.4 billion ($11.2 billion) investment to advance the next phase of the Royal Navy's Dreadnought-class...

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Intermarine

Italian Navy's second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone

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LCS

US Navy retires Freedom-variant LCS USS Fort Worth

The US Navy has decommissioned the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego,...

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Intermarine

Italian Navy's second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone

Italian shipbuilder Intermarine has started fiberglass lamination of the hull for the second new-generation minehunter being built for the...

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ASW SWC

Indian Navy launches seventh ASW SWC at Cochin Shipyard

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LCS

US Navy retires Freedom-variant LCS USS Fort Worth

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UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package

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ASW SWC

Indian Navy launches seventh ASW SWC at Cochin Shipyard

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Equipment & Technology

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Equipment & Technology

L3Harris to supply battery monitoring systems for US Navy Virginia and Columbia-class subs

L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) to provide battery monitoring systems for the US Navy’s...

1 day ago
US Navy awards contract for mid-range maritime strike missile

US Navy awards contract for mid-range maritime strike missile

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8 days ago
Exail integrates Elistair’s tethered drone on DriX USV

Exail integrates Elistair’s tethered drone on DriX USV

French autonomous maritime systems developer Exail has integrated Elistair’s Khronos automated tethered drone system with its DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV) to enable persistent aerial surveillance to extend the platform’s situational awareness during long-endurance maritime missions.

8 days ago
US Navy awards contract for mid-range maritime strike missile

US Navy awards contract for mid-range maritime strike missile

The US Navy has selected CoAspire’s rapidly adaptable affordable cruise missile-extended range (RAACM-ER) ground-launched variant for its new Coalition Heterogeneous Affordable Offensive Strike (CHAOS) program.

8 days ago
Exail integrates Elistair’s tethered drone on DriX USV

Exail integrates Elistair’s tethered drone on DriX USV

French autonomous maritime systems developer Exail has integrated Elistair’s Khronos automated tethered drone system with its DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV) to enable persistent aerial surveillance to extend the platform’s situational awareness during long-endurance maritime missions.

8 days ago
US Navy awards contract for mid-range maritime strike missile

US Navy awards contract for mid-range maritime strike missile

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Exail integrates Elistair’s tethered drone on DriX USV

Exail integrates Elistair’s tethered drone on DriX USV

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US sea drones hit Iran’s Bandar Abbas Naval Base in first combat use
Operations

US sea drones hit Iran’s Bandar Abbas Naval Base in first combat use

US forces have used sea drones in combat for the first time, striking Iran’s Bandar Abbas Naval Base with three Corsair unmanned surface vessels, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

17 days ago
US forces strike more than 60 Iran’s small attack boats in and near Strait of Hormuz

US forces strike more than 60 Iran’s small attack boats in and near Strait of Hormuz

US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have carried out a new wave of retaliatory strikes against Iran, targeting more than 80 locations, including over 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

23 days ago
UK’s aircraft carrier launches F-35Bs to counter Russian aircraft in Norwegian Sea

UK’s aircraft carrier launches F-35Bs to counter Russian aircraft in Norwegian Sea

F-35B Lightning jets from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales have intercepted a Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft as the UK-led carrier strike group conducted NATO air policing operations in the Arctic.

23 days ago
US forces strike more than 60 Iran’s small attack boats in and near Strait of Hormuz

US forces strike more than 60 Iran’s small attack boats in and near Strait of Hormuz

US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have carried out a new wave of retaliatory strikes against Iran, targeting more than 80 locations, including over 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

23 days ago
UK’s aircraft carrier launches F-35Bs to counter Russian aircraft in Norwegian Sea

UK’s aircraft carrier launches F-35Bs to counter Russian aircraft in Norwegian Sea

F-35B Lightning jets from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales have intercepted a Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft as the UK-led carrier strike group conducted NATO air policing operations in the Arctic.

23 days ago
US forces strike more than 60 Iran’s small attack boats in and near Strait of Hormuz

US forces strike more than 60 Iran’s small attack boats in and near Strait of Hormuz

US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have carried out a new wave of retaliatory strikes against Iran, targeting more than 80 locations, including over 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

23 days ago
UK’s aircraft carrier launches F-35Bs to counter Russian aircraft in Norwegian Sea

UK’s aircraft carrier launches F-35Bs to counter Russian aircraft in Norwegian Sea

F-35B Lightning jets from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales have intercepted a Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft as the UK-led carrier strike group conducted NATO air policing operations in the Arctic.

23 days ago
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Capital Investments

Virginia class
Capital Investments

First forward-deployed Virginia-class sub completes Pacific mission

The US Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) has completed its first deployment since becoming the service’s first...

9 hours ago
Intermarine

Italian Navy's second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone

Italian shipbuilder Intermarine has started fiberglass lamination of the hull for the second new-generation minehunter being built for the...

10 hours ago
LCS

US Navy retires Freedom-variant LCS USS Fort Worth

The US Navy has decommissioned the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego,...

12 hours ago
ASW SWC

Indian Navy launches seventh ASW SWC at Cochin Shipyard

The Indian Navy has launched Machilipatnam (BY 529), the seventh of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC) built by Cochin...

11 hours ago
submarine

UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package

The UK government has announced an £8.4 billion ($11.2 billion) investment to advance the next phase of the Royal Navy's Dreadnought-class...

1 day ago
Intermarine

Italian Navy's second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone

Italian shipbuilder Intermarine has started fiberglass lamination of the hull for the second new-generation minehunter being built for the...

10 hours ago
LCS

US Navy retires Freedom-variant LCS USS Fort Worth

The US Navy has decommissioned the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego,...

12 hours ago
Intermarine

Italian Navy's second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone

Italian shipbuilder Intermarine has started fiberglass lamination of the hull for the second new-generation minehunter being built for the...

10 hours ago
ASW SWC

Indian Navy launches seventh ASW SWC at Cochin Shipyard

The Indian Navy has launched Machilipatnam (BY 529), the seventh of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC) built by Cochin...

11 hours ago
LCS

US Navy retires Freedom-variant LCS USS Fort Worth

The US Navy has decommissioned the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego,...

12 hours ago
submarine

UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package

The UK government has announced an £8.4 billion ($11.2 billion) investment to advance the next phase of the Royal Navy's Dreadnought-class...

1 day ago
ASW SWC

Indian Navy launches seventh ASW SWC at Cochin Shipyard

The Indian Navy has launched Machilipatnam (BY 529), the seventh of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC) built by Cochin...

11 hours ago
submarine

UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package

The UK government has announced an £8.4 billion ($11.2 billion) investment to advance the next phase of the Royal Navy's Dreadnought-class...

1 day ago
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Authorities

submarine
Authorities

UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package

The UK government has announced an £8.4 billion ($11.2 billion) investment to advance the next phase of the Royal Navy's Dreadnought-class...

1 day ago
AUKUS

Australia invests another $4.6 billion in AUKUS submarine construction yard

The Australian government has announced an additional A$4.6 billion investment in the infrastructure needed to deliver the country's future...

3 days ago
Portugal selects Italy for three next-gen frigates in major naval fleet upgrade

Portugal selects Italy for three next-gen frigates in major naval fleet upgrade

Portugal has signed a government-to-government agreement with Italy to acquire three next-generation frigates as part of the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) investment framework, marking a major step in the modernization of the Portuguese Navy’s surface fleet.

9 days ago
UK buys strategic energy site to support future naval operations

UK buys strategic energy site to support future naval operations

The UK Ministry of Defense has acquired Scotland’s Finnart Oil Terminal in a multi-million-pound investment aimed at strengthening Royal Navy fuel resilience, securing critical energy infrastructure and enabling the future relocation of the service’s mine-hunting capability.

9 days ago
GAO: US Navy’s Zumwalt hypersonic missile upgrade program hit by major delay

GAO: US Navy’s Zumwalt hypersonic missile upgrade program hit by major delay

The US Navy’s effort to equip its three Zumwalt-class destroyers with the conventional prompts strike (CPS) hypersonic missile has fallen 24 months behind schedule, according to a new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), raising fresh concerns over the timeline for fielding the

11 days ago
AUKUS

Australia invests another $4.6 billion in AUKUS submarine construction yard

The Australian government has announced an additional A$4.6 billion investment in the infrastructure needed to deliver the country's future...

3 days ago
Portugal selects Italy for three next-gen frigates in major naval fleet upgrade

Portugal selects Italy for three next-gen frigates in major naval fleet upgrade

Portugal has signed a government-to-government agreement with Italy to acquire three next-generation frigates as part of the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) investment framework, marking a major step in the modernization of the Portuguese Navy’s surface fleet.

9 days ago
AUKUS

Australia invests another $4.6 billion in AUKUS submarine construction yard

The Australian government has announced an additional A$4.6 billion investment in the infrastructure needed to deliver the country's future...

3 days ago
UK buys strategic energy site to support future naval operations

UK buys strategic energy site to support future naval operations

The UK Ministry of Defense has acquired Scotland’s Finnart Oil Terminal in a multi-million-pound investment aimed at strengthening Royal Navy fuel resilience, securing critical energy infrastructure and enabling the future relocation of the service’s mine-hunting capability.

9 days ago
Portugal selects Italy for three next-gen frigates in major naval fleet upgrade

Portugal selects Italy for three next-gen frigates in major naval fleet upgrade

Portugal has signed a government-to-government agreement with Italy to acquire three next-generation frigates as part of the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) investment framework, marking a major step in the modernization of the Portuguese Navy’s surface fleet.

9 days ago
GAO: US Navy’s Zumwalt hypersonic missile upgrade program hit by major delay

GAO: US Navy’s Zumwalt hypersonic missile upgrade program hit by major delay

The US Navy’s effort to equip its three Zumwalt-class destroyers with the conventional prompts strike (CPS) hypersonic missile has fallen 24 months behind schedule, according to a new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), raising fresh concerns over the timeline for fielding the

11 days ago
UK buys strategic energy site to support future naval operations

UK buys strategic energy site to support future naval operations

The UK Ministry of Defense has acquired Scotland’s Finnart Oil Terminal in a multi-million-pound investment aimed at strengthening Royal Navy fuel resilience, securing critical energy infrastructure and enabling the future relocation of the service’s mine-hunting capability.

9 days ago
GAO: US Navy’s Zumwalt hypersonic missile upgrade program hit by major delay

GAO: US Navy’s Zumwalt hypersonic missile upgrade program hit by major delay

The US Navy’s effort to equip its three Zumwalt-class destroyers with the conventional prompts strike (CPS) hypersonic missile has fallen 24 months behind schedule, according to a new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), raising fresh concerns over the timeline for fielding the

11 days ago
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Contracts & Tenders

France orders 24 new coastal patrol vessels for Maritime Gendarmerie
Capital Investments

France orders 24 new coastal patrol vessels for Maritime Gendarmerie

France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded a contract to French shipbuilder Couach for the construction of 24 new coastal surveillance patrol vessels for the Maritime Gendarmerie.

21 days ago
UK, Netherlands sign £2.4B deal for next-generation amphibious transport ships
Amphibious & Support Ships

UK, Netherlands sign £2.4B deal for next-generation amphibious transport ships

The UK and the Netherlands have signed a £2.4 billion agreement to jointly procure a new class of amphibious transport ships.

23 days ago
Denmark orders four marine environmental protection and minelaying vessels
Authorities

Denmark orders four marine environmental protection and minelaying vessels

The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) has signed a contract with Orlogsskibe Danmark, a consortium comprising OSK Design, Karstensens Skibsværft, and Hvide Sande Shipyard, for the construction of four marine environmental protection and minelaying vessels.

28 days ago
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Research & Innovations

Babcock and Truflo Marine expand AUKUS industrial cooperation
Authorities

Babcock and Truflo Marine expand AUKUS industrial cooperation

Babcock and Truflo Marine have launched a pilot initiative to strengthen UK-Australia submarine sustainment supply chains under AUKUS, with Australian-made valve components set to support the sustainment of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarine fleet.

about 2 months ago
Australia selects combat systems integrator for Virginia-class submarines
Authorities

Australia selects combat systems integrator for Virginia-class submarines

AUKUS in Australia is taking another significant step forward with the Australian Government selecting Lockheed Martin Australia as the preferred combat system integration partner for Australia’s future fleet of Virginia-class submarines.

about 2 months ago
collins-class
Authorities

Australia kicks off $11 billion upgrade program for ageing Collins-class subs

Australia has launched the life extension program for its Collins-class submarines, with HMAS Farncomb set to become the first boat to undergo major sustainment and upgrade work.

about 2 months ago
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Business & Finance

Australian company to build first 3D-printed uncrewed surface vessel
Authorities

Australian company to build first 3D-printed uncrewed surface vessel

Australian company Hyperion Systems has unveiled the southern hemisphere’s first 3D printed uncrewed surface vessel (USV), marking a major milestone for advanced manufacturing and autonomous maritime capability in Western Australia (WA).

about 2 months ago
Babcock and Truflo Marine expand AUKUS industrial cooperation
Authorities

Babcock and Truflo Marine expand AUKUS industrial cooperation

Babcock and Truflo Marine have launched a pilot initiative to strengthen UK-Australia submarine sustainment supply chains under AUKUS, with Australian-made valve components set to support the sustainment of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarine fleet.

about 2 months ago
UK and Norwegian navies strengthen drone warfare in Arctic waters
Vessels

UK and Norwegian navies strengthen drone warfare in Arctic waters

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.

about 2 months ago
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In-depth articles

INTERVIEW: Answering the call for modern fleets – HHI on naval programs, technologies and future platforms
Industry

INTERVIEW: Answering the call for modern fleets – HHI on naval programs, technologies and future platforms

HHI is working in line with these demands through a growing portfolio of naval shipbuilding programs, international co-development projects, and emerging unmanned system programs.

12 minutes read

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