The frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón will sail on 10 January from Ferrol Naval Base to begin a four-month deployment as flagship of NATO’s Standing Naval Group 1.
Hanwha Defense USA, Hanwha Systems Co and collaborative autonomy company HavocAI have formalised an agreement to jointly develop 200-foot autonomous surface vessels.
The FREMM EVO Programme has successfully completed its Critical Design Review across the Platform, Combat System, and Whole Warship and Integrated Logistic Support domains.
UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed it provided enabling support to the United States to interdict the vessel Bella 1 following a US request for assistance.
Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Frankenburg Technologies to explore the development of a new and affordable air defence system in response to the rising use of one-way attack drones.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has placed a new order worth around €40 million for several hundred additional K-Ster mine neutralisation vehicles from the French company Exail, under a framework agreement signed in 2024.
HII hosted U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at its Newport News Shipbuilding division as part of his “Arsenal of Freedom” industry tour, during which he met shipyard leaders, shipbuilders and sailors.
QinetiQ has been awarded a £67 million contract to support the delivery of the UK’s first laser directed energy weapons to Royal Navy platforms from 2027.
On 5 January 2026, more than 140 new employees started work at the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems site in Wismar, raising the total workforce there to over 400.
The UK’s largest uncrewed underwater vessel, XV Excalibur, has now officially been handed over to the Royal Navy following the completion of acceptance trials.
Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to establish a joint venture for naval laser activities in the first quarter of 2026, building on their cooperation since 2019.
The People’s Liberation Army of China released in late December 2025 the first footage showing live firing of the new YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
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