EM&E Group, a leading Spanish company in defense and security innovation and technologies, will supply 47 remote weapon stations to the Portuguese Navy. EM&E Group press release This milestone represents a strategic step for the company, as it is the first contract of this scale managed through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), reinforcing its ...
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted a bilateral Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) west of Japan’s Goto Islands on June 7, marking the first such drill between the two navies since 2017. The exercise involved the Kongo-class Aegis destroyer JS Kongo (DDG-173) and an SH-60K helicopter on ...
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The Pentagon is looking to procure dozens of unmanned surface vessels (USV) to deliver to support U.S. Army logistics operations under contested environments in the Indo-Pacific. According to a release from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last month, the Defense Department wants to bolster the ground branch’s maritime logistics arm and greatly increase the fleet’s ...
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The German Navy’s F125 (Baden-Württemberg-class) frigates, which have so far been extremely poorly armed in terms of air defense, are to receive a significant capability upgrade in the future. The defense contractor Diehl Defence is currently working on equipping the ships with a total of 32 Iris-T-SLM missile cells. By Lars Hoffman / hartpunkt According ...
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A U.S. Navy drone task force picked up two downed pilots using a Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessel (USV) yesterday in Middle Eastern waters during a first of its kind rescue mission. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, two Army pilots patrolling regional waters near Oman were rescued after their AH-64 attack helicopter ...
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On May 18, 2026, the Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading national newspapers, reported that the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) are considering equipping unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with airborne early warning (AEW) radar systems. According to the report, this move is linked to the Japanese government’s plan to incorporate enhanced surveillance and monitoring capabilities on ...
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The Philippine Navy on June 9, 2026, welcomed the offshore patrol vessel (OPV) BRP Rajah Lakandula (PS-21) into active service. It is the second Sulayman-class OPV built by HD HHI in South Korea. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the commissioning ceremony as part of the Navy’s 128th anniversary celebration. The event also marked the first ...
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During the International Defence Equipment and Services Exhibition HEMUS 2026, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from 3–6 June 2026, Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG-Dolphin unveiled its Proteus 36 MLC concept, a 37-metre Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV). MTG-Dolphin press release PLOVDIV, BULGARIA – 3 June 2026 – The european shipbuilder MTG-Dolphin today officially presented its Proteus 36 MLC ...
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STM, Türkiye’s leading naval engineering company, has launched RAJA LAUT, the second vessel of the three-corvette project being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy, during a ceremony held in Istanbul. Following the launch of the first vessel two weeks ago, the project continues on track, with the third ship scheduled to be launched in August. ...
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A new bill from the U.S. House of Representatives wants to hear the Navy’s plans for at-sea reloading of vertical launching system (VLS) cells on U.S. Navy warships. The House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027 includes provisions for a briefing on the service’s efforts in ...
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The UK’s ability to tackle ‘real-world’ threats at sea would be significantly enhanced by expanding maritime uncrewed system (MUS) numbers as a substantial proportion of what could grow to be a ‘1,000-ship navy’, a UK defence minister has said. The impact of such MUS capacity in countering such ‘real-world’ threats is already evident, including in ...
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Two new pieces of equipment have recently joined the ranks of the US Marine Corps (USMC): the NMESIS – short for Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System – and the MADIS (which stands for Marine Air Defense Integrated System). Both items were put through their paces in the Philippines in the multinational Exercise Balikatan held from ...
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Rear Admiral Hakan Uçar, Commander of the Turkish Navy’s Naval Technical Command (formerly head of the Design Project Office), gave a detailed presentation on Türkiye’s indigenous aircraft carrier project known as MUGEM at the Combined Naval Event (CNE) 2026, held in Farnborough, UK, from 19 to 21 May. The presentation revealed updated specifications, new design ...
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Japan and Indonesia have agreed to begin working-level discussions on the possible transfer of used Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyers, marking another step in Tokyo’s expanding defense export policy and highlighting how Japan is tailoring naval cooperation to the specific requirements of regional partners. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Indonesian…
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is progressing plans to undertake flight trials of a jet-powered Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier by the end of next year. Speaking at the Defence Leaders CNE 2026 conference in Farnborough on 20 May, Commodore Steve Bolton, Deputy Director Aviation Programmes and Futures, said ...
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Hanwha Ocean has signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement (SAA) with ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group at the U.S. Embassy in Greece to revitalize Greece’s shipbuilding industry and enhance maritime sovereignty. Hanwha Ocean press release The signing ceremony was attended by Sean seongwoo Park, Vice President of Hanwha Ocean’s Naval Ship Business; Panagiotis Xenokostas, President of ...
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Japan began developing a domestically produced unmanned amphibious armored vehicle (AAV) in 2024, and materials recently disclosed by the Ministry of Defense have revealed its detailed performance characteristics. For more than a decade, Japan has been pursuing measures to strengthen its maritime defense capabilities in response to China’s expanding military power. Among these efforts, the…
Aselsan’s Kiliç series of Kamikaze Autonomous Underwater Vehicles were among the products showcased by the Turkish defense firm on the sidelines of Ankara’s premier defense drills last month. Initially debuted at Saha 2026, a company official explained that there was potential to further develop and expand Kiliç’s capabilities. Naval News understands that recent developments in ...
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The United States may be on the verge of an unprecedented step: procuring major naval vessels from allied shipbuilders in Japan and South Korea to help address growing capacity constraints in the U.S. naval industrial base. A proposed $1.85 billion funding request included in the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2027 budget is increasingly being viewed not ...
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The UK Royal Navy (RN) support ship RFA Lyme Bay is continuing preparations to support potential requirements to deploy to the Middle East, in the event of an international maritime security mission being established to ensure safe shipping and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. In recent weeks, alongside in Gibraltar, the Bay-class ...
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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck the Russian Steregushchy-class corvette RFS Boiky on the morning of June 3rd. The attack took place around 06h35 local time as part of a larger UAV strike against military and economic targets in the Saint Petersburg region . At the time of the attack, the corvette was docked at ...
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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is expanding its shipbuilding and maritime‑defense cooperation beyond Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East into Europe. HHI has now opened its first gateway to a traditional maritime nation, Greece, by signing MOU with the Greek shipyard Skaramangas. HD HHI press release On the 2nd (local time), HHI and Skaramangas ...
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The future of naval shipbuilding could be described as the ability to transform proven solutions into continuously evolving platforms. Fincantieri’s FCx30 embodies this approach: a mature, flexible and future-ready surface combatant, designed to integrate new sensors, weapons and digital tools in accordance with mission requirements throughout its service life. Sponsored by The FCx30 is rooted…
China is launching submarines at a pace unmatched by any other nation. Its latest design, a distinctive and innovative vessel that dispenses with the traditional sail, marks another step in the evolution of an increasingly capable and technologically advanced submarine force. With little official information available, understanding the purpose and capabilities of this new class ...
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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is progressing a long-term fleet renewal programme that will reshape the service’s force structure, training model, infrastructure, and sustainment architecture over the next two decades. Speaking at the recent Combined Naval Event 2026 conference in Farnborough, Commodore Brendon Clark, Co-Director Maritime Fleet Renewal, said the programme was a “once ...
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On May 29, 2026, the Romanian Ministry of Defence announced a contract with Rheinmetall to supply offshore patrol boats and diving support boats for the Romanian Navy. By Lars Hoffman / Hartpunkt According to a press release from the Romanian Defence Ministry, a contract was signed with NVL BV& Co. KG, which recently became part ...
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On June 1, 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that the ROMULUS medium unmanned surface vessel started sea trials. HII press release Statement by Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division, on the U.S. Navy’s selection of HII’s ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel to advance to the at-sea testing ...
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The Philippines is verifying “raw information” on whether China has installed a structure in Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday. Authorities could not yet characterize what had recently been monitored in the shoal, he told reporters. “We’re not even sure if it’s a structure.” Teodoro said ...
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On May 29, 2026, the keel laying ceremony for the eighth Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel (PPA) took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso, near Genoa, marking another key milestone in Italy’s naval shipbuilding programme. OCCAR press release The event signifies the official start of construction activity on the vessel’s hull, with the completion and readiness ...
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