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HII receives US Navy contract for Lyndon B Johnson sea trials

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $99m contract modification from the US Navy to conduct sea trials for the …
US Navy remotely controls MQ-25A from carrier via satellite

The US Navy has achieved the first-ever remote control of an uncrewed aerial refueler by an underway aircraft carrier from …
Demand signal: SWEBAL on Western energetics needs

Rising demand is straining supplies of TNT, RDX, and nitrocellulose Upstream energetics production is limiting ammunition output Long-term contracts and multiple suppliers …
Rheinmetall, MSC win bid to buy Romania’s Mangalia shipyard

Rheinmetall and Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have won the bid to take over the Mangalia shipyard in Romania. The €138m …
US Navy takes delivery of first C-130J-30 for E-130J Phoenix II fleet

The US Navy has taken delivery of its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft, marking a significant milestone in its transition …

Navantia to modernise two Angolan Navy patrol vessels in Spain

Navantia has signed an agreement with Angola’s defence procurement body, Simportex, to repair and modernise two Mandume-class patrol vessels for …
Fincantieri holds steel-cutting ceremony for final Italian Navy PPA

Fincantieri has held the first steel-cutting ceremony for the ninth Multipurpose Patrol Ship (PPA 9) at its Riva Trigoso shipyard …
Lockheed Martin wins US contracts for naval EW and F-35 support

Lockheed Martin has received two US defence contract modifications worth a combined $90.4m, covering naval electronic warfare systems and support …
NAWCAD tests GPS-free drone landings on moving US Navy ships

The US Navy has successfully tested an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) capable of autonomously flying missions and landing on moving …
SAFE wins US Marine Corps contract for MULE expeditionary platforms

SAFE Structure Designs (SAFE) has secured a contract worth more than $10m to supply its Multi-Utility LoadEr (MULE) expeditionary logistics …
HII wins US Navy contract for AUKUS submarine design support

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has secured a $56m contract from the US Navy to provide shipbuilding engineering and design services …
Taiwan Coast Guard receives first batch of V-BAT UAVs from Shield AI 

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has taken delivery of the first V-BAT uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) from US defence technology …
Bath Iron Works cleared by Pentagon for second DDG-51 in FY2027

The US Department of War (DoW) has cleared General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) to build a second destroyer under …
Indian Navy commissions Mangrol anti-submarine warfare vessel

The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Mangrol, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, …
US Coast Guard orders four MQ-9B drones in $247.8m deal

The US Coast Guard has ordered four MQ-9B long-range uncrewed aircraft systems from General Atomics under a $247.8m US Customs …