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On October 20, 2026, Türkiye’s STM announced the keel-laying ceremony for the second logistics support ship for the Portuguese Navy in Istanbul. STM press release STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. has reached another significant milestone in its international naval programmes. Selected by the Portuguese Navy following a competitive tender against leading global shipbuilders, ...
HAVELSAN has demonstrated its ability to integrate unmanned air and maritime platforms for coordinated missions. HAVELSAN press release The demonstration brought together the USV-12 unmanned surface vessel (USV), manufactured by VN MARITIME, and the SAGAN unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by ASİSGUARD. During the demonstration, the USV navigated autonomously. The UAV took off autonomously from the vessel, ...
China built more than twice the naval tonnage of the U.S. in the 2024-25 period, narrowing the gap between the two countries’ navies, a new report says.
Ghost Shark will deploy aerial drones, lay mines, and execute seabed resupply missions as part of Australia’s new undersea arsenal.
Russia’s maritime forces may be stretched thin now, but one analyst told Breaking Defense that’s unlikely to be the case “longer term.”
Gecko Robotics uses drones, wall-climbing robots and fixed sensors to gather data on components, decks, welds and hulls.
The modular payloads will be integrated onto Anduril’s Ghost Shark and C2 Robotics’ Speartooth unmanned underwater vehicles as well as Ocius’s Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel (USV), the Australian DoD said in an announcement.
Underway in the Pacific, USS Ronald Reagan remotely controlled an MQ-25A Stingray 2,100 miles away in Illinois via a pLEO satellite network.
Gecko Robotics Co-founder and President Troy Demmer shared new details about the Navy's approach to fleet maintenance.
Haifa, Israel, October 20, 2026 – Elbit Systems Ltd. has completed the acquisition of International Submarine Engineering Ltd. (ISE), a
Babcock is taking its Polish industrial partnership approach to Denmark and New Zealand as navies seek sovereign shipbuilding skills alongside ships.
A U.S. Army unit assigned to European Command, tasked with breaking area denial networks and sinking maritime targets, fired a Tomahawk cruise missile.
India’s MoD has signed a $68 million contract to retrofit ageing Kashin-class destroyers and Veer-class corvettes with BrahMos supersonic missiles.
HD Hyundai and Anduril successfully demonstrated integrated USV operations off California, combining the VAone ship platform with Lattice mission software.
The U.S. Navy on Oct. 15 accepted a C-130J-30 Super Hercules plane that it will modify to become the first of its new nuclear command, control, and communications aircraft—a route the Air Force is considering for a similar NC3 mission under congressional direction.
The DIU solicitation said that it wants USVs outfitted with “mature hard-kill Counter-Air effectors and clutter-resilient sensor suites.”
The changing Arctic environment is creating new challenges for submarine detection, driving demand for distributed sensors, uncrewed underwater vehicles and real-time acoustic modelling.
Jeumont Electric will supply three complete low-signature electric propulsion systems for the Polish Navy's A26 submarines under the Orka programme.
Rheinmetall and the Swiss shipping company MSC intend to acquire the Romanian Mangalia shipyard, located south of Constanța. They have … mehr...
A wave of acquisitions is bringing specialist autonomy and underwater technology under the umbrella of larger defence contractors. As a result, navies may gain faster access to capability, but not necessarily a broader choice of suppliers.
The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard will evaluate Exail's newest USVs. The DriX H-9 will serve as a counter-drone testbed, while the Oryx O-16 heads to the USCG.
Denmark is procuring additional Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) to upgrade its frigate fleet under a government-to-government deal with Norway.
Taiwan's Coast Guard signs an agreement with MARTAC to acquire Devil Ray T24 autonomous surface vessels under a U.S.-Taiwan co-production defense deal.
Rheinmetall and the Swiss shipping company MSC intend to acquire the Romanian Mangalia shipyard, located south of Constanța. They have
Rheinmetall and MSC acquire Romania’s Mangalia shipyard for €138M to establish a dual-use hub for civil and military naval shipbuilding in South-Eastern Europe. Rheinmteall press release Rheinmetall and the Swiss shipping company MSC intend to acquire the Romanian Mangalia shipyard, located south of Constanța. They have now been awarded the bid following an auction. The ...
A €3.7 billion destroyer contract for Fincantieri and Leonardo is only the start, with submarines, corvettes and a new carrier pointing to more opportunities.
Australia announces a major milestone in advanced undersea warfare capabilities, unveiling payload integration for Ghost Shark, Speartooth, and BlueBottle uncrewed underwater vehicles.
It is a scaled-down version of the first and was built by Guangzhou Shipyard International, which is well-known for pumping out special use vessels.
Imagery from Guangzhou reveals a second suspected Chinese UUV mothership, designed to launch and recover massive underwater drones.
USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Japan ahead of exercise Keen Sword, while the U.S. once again positions two aircraft carriers in the Middle East.