UK misses self-imposed deadline for Defence Investment Plan
The UK government has missed its own deadline for publishing the Defence Investment Plan This long-awaited Plan will be issued…
17 Dec 2025
SEA to deliver KraitArray undersea sensors in new deal with Liquid Robotics
SEA, a subsidiary of technology group Cohort, has secured a contract to deliver its KraitArray undersea sensing technology to Liquid Robotics, a Boeing Company. Under the multimillion-pound contract, SEA will…
17 Dec 2025
German Navy receives first NH90 Sea Tiger helicopter from NHIndustries
The German Navy has received its first NH90 Sea Tiger helicopter from the NHIndustries joint venture at the Nordholz naval base. NHIndustries is a French rotorcraft manufacturer owned by Airbus…
16 Dec 2025
UK: access to EU’s SAFE defence fund not ‘value for money’
UK won’t seek to join EU SAFE defence programme in 2026, with ministers citing value-for-money concerns despite SAFE’s role in EU’s €800bn ReArm Plan Parliament questions UK exclusion as Canada joins SAFE for…
16 Dec 2025
US Navy takes delivery of new Virginia-class submarine USS Idaho
The US Navy has received its latest Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the future USS Idaho, from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). The handover took place on 15 December and marks…
16 Dec 2025
Northrop Grumman demonstrates AN/AQS-24 minehunting system with MCM USV
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the integration of its AN/AQS-24 minehunting system with a mine countermeasure uncrewed surface vehicle (MCM USV). This demonstration will address the US Navy’s increasing need for…
16 Dec 2025
Ukraine claims world-first underwater drone strike on Russian submarine
Ukraine’s MoD claims an armed uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) disabled a Russian Kilo-class submarine in Novorossiysk—potentially the first successful attack of its kind The strike (reportedly using a “SubSea Baby”…