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US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) specialist Red Cat Holdings announced on 14 May 2025 that it is expanding its multi-domain family of systems by partnering with “a leading global manufacturer” of unmanned surface vessels (USVs). Although the partner in the company’s USV venture was not named, an illustration on the Red Cat website was identifiable […]

Saab is preparing to make Spain’s future F110 frigates the first Spanish Navy warships to be protected from the growing threat from laser-guided weapons with the installation of its Naval Laser Warning System (NLWS). The company received a contract valued at EUR 3.5 million in April 2024 to install NLWS on the F110 frigates, five […]

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) received a contract from Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) on 7 May 2025 for the construction of two additional Type 218SG submarines, which are known as the Invincible class in Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) service. The order increases the RSN’s total number of Invincible-class submarines to six, the first two […]

Singapore Technologies Engineering announced on 7 May 2025 that it has been awarded contracts by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to deliver a suite of unmanned mine countermeasures (MCM) systems for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The suite of unmanned MCM systems will comprise a fleet of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous […]

Haifa-based maritime technology company Sealartec has closed a significant maritime capability gap by successfully deploying fully autonomous launch and recovery (ALR) systems for unmanned surface vessels (USVs). “While the unmanned systems market has been maturing rapidly – with smarter vessels, better AI, and more advanced control systems – the maritime sector faced a significant blind […]

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the delivery of Saab Lightweight Torpedoes (SLWTs) and torpedo tubes, the company announced on 7 May 2025. The contract is valued at approximately SEK 1.3 billion (EUR 120 million), with deliveries beginning in 2026. The SLWT, named Torped 47 by the Swedish […]

Cohort group company SEA has secured a five-year contract with Thales as part of the 15-year Maritime Sensor Enhancement Team (MSET) programme for the Royal Navy (RN), Cohort announced on 6 May 2025. The GBP 8 million (EUR 9.41 million) contract will see SEA help reduce the risk of sensor obsolescence on UK naval vessels […]

US propulsion specialist GE Aerospace has been contracted to supply eight additional LM500 marine gas turbine engines for vessels nine to 12 of the Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN’s) PKX-B Batch-II patrol boat programme, the company announced on 30 April 2025. The order follows the March 2023 selection of LM500s for the first four PKX-B Batch-II […]

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Netherlands of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) and related equipment, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 25 April 2025. The proposed FMS, which is worth an estimated USD 2.19 billion (EUR 1.92 billion), has been passed to the US Congress […]

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia’s hosted a double ceremony at its shipyard in Ferrol (A Coruña) on 25 April 2025 in which the construction of the frigate F113, the third ship of the F110 series, began and the keel of frigate F112 was laid. Both milestones, presided over by Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles, demonstrate the progress […]

Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Bayar announced on 23 April 2025 that it has completed further successful flight tests with a Bayraktar TB3 UAV off the Turkish amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu. On 22 April a Bayraktar TB3 completed four sorties from TCG Anadolu as part of fully autonomous take-off and landing tests from […]

UK-based underwater systems provider JFD announced on 24 April 2025 the successful integration and acceptance of its advanced submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The achievement represents a first for JFD, as the ROKN system comprises a free-swimming SRV deployed and recovered through a moonpool using an innovative launch and […]

The UK’s premier naval deployment of 2025 got underway on 22 April when the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales departed Portsmouth, followed a few hours later by the destroyer HMS Dauntless. HMS Prince of Wales is leading an eight-month mission of Carrier Strike Group 25 known as Operation ‘Highmast’, under which series of exercises and operations […]

Dutch shipyard Damen and Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro have teamed up under contract to the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew, Damen announced on 17 April 2025. The RNLN will deploy the surveillance vessel to conduct security operations within the Netherlands’ North […]

The FREMM frigate Spartaco Schergat was delivered to the Italian Navy at Fincantieri’s Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard on 15 April 2025. The ship is the ninth of 10 FREMM vessels contracted to Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture owned by Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%), by the European Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) […]

Dutch shipyard Damen Naval has awarded Van Halteren Technologies (VHT) two contracts for the Dutch-Belgian Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) programme covering the delivery of replenishment-at-sea (RAS) systems and helicopter transfer systems (HTS), Damen announced on 15 April 2025. VHT was selected for its expertise and proven track record demonstrated in previous collaborations, according to Damen. […]

Navantia is to support the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) in its project to enhance the capabilities of the RTN landing platform dock (LPD) HTMS Chang (792), the Spanish shipbuilder announced on 10 April 2025. The contract includes the provision and integration of the combat management system (CMS), surveillance system, fire control system (FCS), weapon system, […]

Naviris and Eurosam have completed the first critical design review (CDR) for the Horizon Mid-Life Upgrade (HRZ MLU) programme, Eurosam announced on 10 April 2025. The announcement is a pivotal moment for the Franco-Italian frigate programme as it officially marks the transition from the design phase to the production phase. Originally delivered between 2009 and […]

Aselsan has successfully concluded a mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Turkish MEKO-200TN frigate TCG Oruçreis under the Turkish Naval Forces’ Barbaros-class Frigate Mid-Life Upgrade (Barbaros-MLU) programme, the company declared on 9 April 2025. Following its MLU the ship began initial trials in the Sea of Marmara in November 2023, so Aselsan’s announcement indicates that its […]

BAE Systems has outlined how it is preparing to scale up its submarine manufacturing and naval support capacity in the United States. In a press release dated 8 April 2025 the company noted that it has invested more than USD 260 million (EUR 235 million) in its facilities over the past six years to increase […]

During its 2025 deployment to the Indo-Pacific a UK Carrier Strike Group will be supported by a fleet of nine all-electric uncrewed quadcopters produced BAE Systems’ Malloy Aeronautics subsidiary for the first time, BAE Systems announced on 8 April 2025. The Malloy Aeronautics T-150 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be used to transport supplies such […]