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Navantia’s shipyard in Puerto Real, Cádiz, has begun the construction of modules for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme that will see Navantia UK deliver three logistics ships for the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), Navantia announced on 23 January 2026. The construction of the first modules follows Navantia announcing on 12 November 2025 that […]

The UK’s Babcock International Group has secured its first agreement under the GBP 4 billion (EUR 4.58 billion) Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) with Indonesia, covering the sale of two Arrowhead 140 frigate licences to be delivered over the coming months, Babcock announced on 21 January 2026. A letter of intent (LoI) outlining Indonesian procurement aims […]

Damen Shipyards Group has secured a contract with the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) for the delivery of two ASD Tug 3212 vessels, the company announced on 20 January 2026. The contract was announced at the DIMDEX 2026 defence exhibition, Doha, Qatar, from 19-22 January. It follows a memorandum of understanding signed by Damen and […]

Northrop Grumman has been contracted to manufacture and deliver to the US Navy a new advanced lightweight torpedo with a custom-designed warhead to increase its lethality, the company announced on 12 January 2026. The contract, worth USD 233 million (EUR 201 million), covers the proof of manufacturing and qualification phases, as well as delivery of […]

On 14 January 2026 the second of a pair of signals intelligence (SIGINT) ships produced by Saab for the Polish Navy under the Delfin programme, ORP Henryk Zygalski, was launched in Gdańsk, Poland. The first ship, named ORP Jerzy Różycki, was launched on 1 July 2025. Before entering service, both ships will be equipped with […]

The US Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a USD 184 million (EUR 158.5 million) contract for the production of 30 additional 30 mm cannon-armed Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs), the company announced on 14 January 2026. The award, which is a portion of the previously awarded full-rate production (FRP) Lot 5/6 contract and is therefore […]

The US Coast Guard (USCG) seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers on 7 January 2026, with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stating on the X social media channel, “The blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in FULL EFFECT — anywhere in the world.” The seizures follow the capture and rendition back to the […]

Babcock International announced on 7 January 2026 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Estonia-headquartered Frankenburg Technologies to explore the development of a new and affordable maritime counter-drone system. Under the MoU Babcock will develop a cost-effective, containerised platform for launching Frankenburg’s new low-cost missiles, which it is manufacturing at pace, specifically […]

The French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine – SHOM) has selected Exail’s DriX H-9 uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to further expand its hydrographic and oceanographic capabilities, Exail announced on 7 January 2026. The acquisition supports SHOM’s objective to deliver certified, high-quality maritime data more rapidly, responding to increasing civil […]

The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) delivered the second Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Ted Stevens (DDG 128), to the US Navy on 29 December 2025. Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers represent the next generation of surface combatants for the US Navy, featuring the AN/SPY-6 (V)1 radar system and the Aegis Baseline 10 […]

Thales has been awarded a major contract by the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation for the design, development and delivery of the next generation of portable autonomous command centres for the Royal Navy’s Mine Counter Measures (MCM) capability, Thales announced on 29 December 2025. Awarded under the Autonomous Remote Command […]

Rheinmetall and MBDA in Germany are planning to establish a joint venture for their naval laser activities in the first quarter of 2026, Rheinmetall announced on 5 January 2026. Based on their existing co-operation since 2019 and the successful implementation of a naval laser demonstrator, the joint venture will develop and provide high-performance, innovative laser […]

On 21 December 2025 the US government announced the introduction of a new class of large surface combatants in a press release on navy.mil: the ‘Trump class’. President Donald Trump followed up on this a day later in a speech at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, presenting the ships as the centrepiece of a ‘Golden […]

The US Navy has selected the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries to design and build its future small surface combatant. The plan was announced by the US Navy on 19 December 2025 and in a video presentation on the X social media channel by US Secretary of the Navy John C Phelan and […]

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) announced on 15 December 2025 another unique special operation against Russian forces carried out that day, this time using for the first time a bomb-laden Sub Sea Baby unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to attack the Russian Project 636 Improved ‘Kilo’-class submarine Varshavianka in the naval base at Novorossiysk. Video footage […]

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a new five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guidance kits to equip US armed forces with tens of thousands of additional low-cost precision munitions, BAE Systems announced on 10 December 2025. The contract has a maximum value of USD 1.7 billion (EUR 1.45 […]

Damen Shipyards Group announced on 9 December 2025 that its Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 design has been selected by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). According to the US Navy, up to 35 LST100 vessels will be constructed at shipyards in the United States for its Landing Ship Medium (LSM) programme, which aims to enhance […]

Babcock International marked two major milestones at its Rosyth facility on 9 December 2025 with the keel laid for Formidable, the UK’s third Type 31 frigate, a new contract was announced with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the United States’ largest military shipbuilder, to support the US Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) from the site. […]

The UK’s Babcock International unveiled on 8 December 2025 its Autonomous and Remote, Maritime Operational Response – Force (ARMOR Force) architecture of disaggregated systems and platforms to support the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) next-generation autonomous ambitions. Working with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HHI), the United States’ largest military shipbuilder, and UK artificial intelligence (AI) defence technology startup […]

BAE Systems announced on 8 December 2025 that it has been awarded a USD 36 million (EUR 31 million) production contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver Multifunction Modular Mast (MMM) systems for integration onto US Navy submarines. The MMM system is a radio frequency receiving antenna that provides US Navy (USN) submarines with the ability […]

UK-based unmanned surface vessels specialist ZeroUSV announced on 8 December 2025 that it has started construction at its Manor Marine, Portland, site of the Oceanus17: a new class of large, ultra-long-distance, high-payload USV. The Oceanus17 is described by ZeroUSV as a ‘bigger sister’ to the company’s Oceanus12 USV. With a length of 17 m as […]