Saab wins SEK 8.7 billion order to equip German Navy’s new MEKO A-200 DEU frigates with combat systems and sensors
Saab has secured a major order from TKMS to deliver and integrate combat systems, sensors and composite structures for four new German Navy MEKO A-200 DEU class frigates.
TOTE Services wins $2.2 billion vessel construction manager contract for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Medium Landing Ship program
TOTE Services has been awarded a contract by the Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Maritime to serve as Vessel Construction Manager for the Medium Landing Ship program.
UK to invest £26 billion in Royal Navy base upgrades at Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth over ten years
The UK Ministry of Defence will invest £26 billion over ten years to modernise HMNB Clyde, HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth, launching the country’s largest naval infrastructure programme since the end of the Cold War.
Kongsberg and Oceaneering selected for U.S. Department of War XLUUV concept work under DIU CAMP program
Kongsberg and Oceaneering International have been selected by the U.S. Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit to support the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform program.
Triton Depth raises €1 million pre-seed round to develop passive acoustic sensor network for Europe’s underwater security and maritime intelligence
Danish defencetech startup Triton Depth has raised a €1 million pre-seed round led by EIFO and The Creator Fund to develop underwater monitoring technology.
U.S. uses maritime kamikaze drones in Iran strikes as Corsair platform points to wider shift in uncrewed naval warfare
U.S. forces carried out strikes against about 140 targets in Iran overnight from July 12 to 13, targeting sites linked to threats against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz area.
U.S. Central Command to resume naval blockade against Iran, restricting maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas
U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces will resume a naval blockade against Iran on July 14 at 4 p.m. ET at the direction of the Commander in Chief.
USS Mount Whitney becomes first U.S. warship to operate Link 22 underway during BALTOPS 2026
USS Mount Whitney became the first U.S. warship to organically integrate and operate Link 22 while underway in the Baltic region during Baltic Operations 2026, the U.S. Navy said.
Royal Navy launches Uncrewed Systems Centre in Swindon to accelerate use of drones, autonomous boats and minehunting systems
The centre is intended to connect operational users with industry and wider defence organisations.
USS Tucson arrives at Naval Base Guam as U.S. Navy reinforces forward-deployed submarine posture across the Western Pacific
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Tucson arrived at Naval Base Guam on July 10, 2026, shifting to its new homeport as part of the U.S. Navy’s strategic laydown of forces in the Pacific.
HII christens future USS George M. Neal as U.S. Navy adds another Flight III destroyer built for 21st-century threats
HII has christened the future USS George M. Neal, the fourth Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer built at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division.
U.S. Navy advances Trident II D5 ballistic missile life extension with $850 million award for strategic deterrence program
Lockheed Martin has received an $850 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue design and development work on the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 program.