On 9 December, the U.S. Navy announced a $448 million investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System, or Ship OS, aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and autonomy across the shipbuilding industrial base.
On 23 December, the United States Department of War announced that it had signed a new contract with RTX for the production and delivery of Tomahawk Block V cruise missiles.
On 23 December, President Donald Trump and the leadership of the Department of War presented an artistic vision of new battleships planned for future orders by the U.S. Navy.
United States Navy has expanded details on plans to develop a new class of American-designed battleships following announcements on 22 December by President Donald J. Trump and senior defence officials.
On 21 December, French President Emmanuel Macron officially announced the move to the implementation phase of the next-generation aircraft carrier programme, known as Porte-Avions de Nouvelle Génération (PANG).
TKMS and Marmen have signed a strategic Teaming Agreement to collaborate on the production of major submarine workshare for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 reinforced its operational presence in the High North for the second time this year, focusing on readiness, cooperation and maritime situational awareness in a demanding strategic environment.
Textron Systems Corporation has sold a 21-ft TSUNAMI autonomous maritime surface vessel to the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific to support testing under the Maritime Digital Experimentation Federation.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been selected by the U.S. Navy to design and build the future small surface combatant, based on the proven Legend-class national security cutter design.
Accoring to Naval Group, the FDI is a first-rate frigate designed for high-intensity operations, with proven capabilities in anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, anti-surface and asymmetric warfare.
Personnel from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet successfully launched a one-way attack drone from a ship at sea on 16 December, marking a first for the force.
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a static fire test of a prototype Mk 72 solid rocket motor at its advanced propulsion facility in Elkton, Maryland.
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