Rauma Marine Constructions laid the keel for Finland’s fourth and final Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvette at its Rauma shipyard on 4 August.
BAE Systems expects submarine and surface ship programs to support growth for decades.
ASELSAN has equipped Romania’s Contraamiral August Roman corvette with an integrated package of Turkish-developed naval systems.
The decision formally separates their expanded strike role from that of standard Virginia-class fast-attack submarines.
Diehl Defence and BAE Systems are expanding cooperation on maritime defense systems for Germany and international armed forces.
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works christened the future USS William Charette (DDG 130) on August 1 at its shipyard in Bath, Maine.
The German defence group plans to offer the design first under a procurement campaign in North America.
The Netherlands has formally launched the design phase for 12-metre unmanned surface vessels intended for its new anti-submarine warfare frigates.
The UK government will invest £8.4 billion in the next phase of the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought-class submarine programme.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration signed a contract with Hanwha Ocean on 31 July for the detailed design and construction of the first KDDX destroyer.
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Navantia has completed the first static dive of the S82 Narciso Monturiol, the second submarine in Spain’s S80 programme.
RIMPAC 2026 concluded on July 31 after five weeks of multinational training around Hawaii.
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