USS Nimitz returns to Norfolk after four-month Southern Command deployment, FLEETEX 250 and International Naval Review 250
Nearly 3,000 Sailors assigned to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz arrived at Naval Station Norfolk on July 9 after a four-month deployment.
India and Indonesia sign BrahMos anti-ship missile deal as Jakarta advances coastal defence and wider naval modernisation plans
India and Indonesia signed an agreement on 7 July for the acquisition of PJ-10 BrahMos supersonic guided anti-ship missiles.
Germany awards Rheinmetall-MBDA team contract to develop high-energy laser weapon system for German Navy
Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has signed a contract with the High-Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator Working Group to develop a high-energy laser weapon system for the German Navy.
Rheinmetall to supply MASS decoy launchers and Omnitrap ammunition for Kuwait’s Al Dorra-class guided-missile boats
Rheinmetall has received an order to supply Multi Ammunition Softkill Systems, known as MASS, to the Kuwaiti Naval Forces.
Kongsberg invests in Canada to build major maritime simulation and defence innovation hub
Kongsberg Gruppen, Kongsberg Maritime and the British Columbia Institute of Technology will establish a Marine Innovation Simulation Centre of Excellence in British Columbia under a CAD 76.5 million investment.
Joint Expeditionary Force nations agree new Maritime Proposition to strengthen cooperation across North Atlantic, High North and Baltic
All ten nations of the Joint Expeditionary Force have agreed a new Maritime Proposition aimed at strengthening collective security across the North Atlantic, High North and Baltic.
Kraken raises $175 million to expand uncrewed surface vessel development and global manufacturing
British-founded maritime defence company Kraken Technology Group has closed a $175 million Series B funding round at a $1 billion valuation.
Bundestag Budget Committee approves procurement of four MEKO A-200 DEU frigates for the German Navy
The MEKO A-200 DEU is intended to strengthen the German Navy’s capabilities, particularly in anti-submarine warfare.
Sweden begins mid-life upgrade of first Visby-class corvette to add CAMM air defence missiles
Swedish corvette HMS Härnösand has left the Swedish Navy’s Berga naval base for Saab’s shipyard in Karlskrona, where it will undergo a mid-life upgrade.
USS Gerald R. Ford enters planned maintenance as Norfolk shipyard begins work on Navy’s newest carrier class
Norfolk Naval Shipyard welcomed USS Gerald R. Ford on July 7 ahead of the aircraft carrier’s Planned Incremental Availability.
FORCIT signs naval mine agreement as Finnish-led NMC project moves to main contract phase for joint European procurement
The Finnish-led Naval Mines Cooperation project has moved to the main contract phase for the joint procurement of naval mines.
U.S. Navy and NATO allies complete FLEETEX 250 with Spanish-led Atlantic task force in major transatlantic security exercise
U.S. Navy and NATO forces have completed Fleet Exercise 250 off the U.S. East Coast, in a major maritime exercise aimed at strengthening transatlantic security and interoperability.