NATO has brought together forces from 17 allies for Neptune Strike 26-4, with Italian, Turkish and British-led maritime strike groups participating.
Denmark has ordered more Naval Strike Missiles from Kongsberg under a contract worth approximately NOK 400 million. The agreement expands a purchase made in 2025 and will strengthen the country’s coastal defence.
HMAS Sydney has returned to Fleet Base East after 131 days in the Indo-Pacific, completing a deployment that included live missile firings, allied exercises and South China Sea operations.
F-35 fighters aboard HMS Prince of Wales will take part in NATO-led operations in the Arctic and North Atlantic during the second phase of Operation Firecrest.
France’s nuclear-powered attack submarine Rubis began its transfer from Naval Group’s construction hall to the launch lift in Cherbourg on 16 October.
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $300 million sale of Tomahawk mission-planning systems and support to Australia.
New Zealand has signed an agreement with the United States to buy five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters to replace its Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite fleet.
Saab and Swedish defence authorities have completed the first phase of a large uncrewed underwater vehicle project following successful sea trials.
Bath Iron Works has demonstrated the capacity to build a second Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the Pentagon said after reviewing improvements at the Maine shipyard.
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has won a $56 million U.S. Navy contract for engineering and design work under the AUKUS partnership.
The guided-missile destroyer joins U.S. naval forces stationed in Europe for maritime security operations and training with NATO allies.
Two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fighters have conducted landing and takeoff trials aboard John F. Kennedy in the Atlantic.
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