https://navaltoday.comLatest articles from Naval TodayenTue, 15 Sep 2026 11:35:03 GMThttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/15/boeing-gets-dollar562m-us-navy-contract-for-three-mq-25a-stingrayshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/15/boeing-gets-dollar562m-us-navy-contract-for-three-mq-25a-stingraysTue, 15 Sep 2026 11:35:03 GMTThe US Navy has awarded Boeing a $562 million contract for the low-rate initial production (LRIP) of three MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial...Fatima BahticAviationUUV/UAVhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/15/montenegro-launches-new-patrol-vessel-in-francehttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/15/montenegro-launches-new-patrol-vessel-in-franceTue, 15 Sep 2026 09:52:36 GMTMontenegro has launched the first of two patrol vessels being built for its navy at the KERSHIP shipyard in Lorient, France. The vessel, named...Fatima BahticSurface VesselsVesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/15/quantum-systems-introduces-seavex-usv-and-subvex-uuvhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/15/quantum-systems-introduces-seavex-usv-and-subvex-uuvTue, 15 Sep 2026 08:36:01 GMTUnmanned systems company Quantum Systems has expanded into the maritime domain with the launch of two new systems, the Seavex unmanned surface...Fatima BahticUSVUUV/UAVhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/15/three-indian-navy-patrol-boats-to-be-converted-into-usvshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/15/three-indian-navy-patrol-boats-to-be-converted-into-usvsTue, 15 Sep 2026 07:17:49 GMTIndian marine automation specialist Accurate Industrial Controls is set to begin converting three patrol boats to unmanned surface vessels (USVs)...Fatima BahticUSVhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/14/us-sof-taps-sea-machines-for-autonomy-systemshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/14/us-sof-taps-sea-machines-for-autonomy-systemsMon, 14 Sep 2026 11:38:07 GMTSea Machines Robotics has secured a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to supply its commercial,...Fatima BahticAutonomous Systemshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/14/leonardo-wins-dollar96m-contracts-for-mk-41-vls-electronicshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/14/leonardo-wins-dollar96m-contracts-for-mk-41-vls-electronicsMon, 14 Sep 2026 08:01:47 GMTDefense company Leonardo has been awarded contracts totaling $96 million to provide critical electronics hardware for the MK 41 vertical...Fatima BahticEquipment & technologyWeapons SystemsCyber & Electronic Warfarehttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/14/us-navy-awards-contract-for-cvn-82-material-procurementhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/14/us-navy-awards-contract-for-cvn-82-material-procurementMon, 14 Sep 2026 07:21:10 GMTAmerican shipbuilder HII has been awarded a $336 million contract by the US Navy to begin procuring long-lead-time materials for the construction...Fatima BahticVesselsSurface Vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/angolan-navy-receives-six-ht-100-naval-unmanned-helicoptershttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/angolan-navy-receives-six-ht-100-naval-unmanned-helicoptersFri, 11 Sep 2026 12:15:30 GMTUnited Arab Emirates-based defense group EDGE has delivered six ANAVIA HT-100 NAVAL unmanned helicopters to the Angolan Navy following the...Fatima BahticAviationUUV/UAVhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/bangladesh-coast-guard-taps-mauric-for-five-patrol-vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/bangladesh-coast-guard-taps-mauric-for-five-patrol-vesselsFri, 11 Sep 2026 11:20:09 GMTFrench naval architecture firm MAURIC has been selected to provide the design studies for five Riverine Patrol Vessels (RPVs) for the Bangladesh...Fatima BahticContract & TendersVesselsSurface VesselsShipbuildinghttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/us-navys-usv-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz-iran-reportshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/us-navys-usv-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz-iran-reportsFri, 11 Sep 2026 08:50:51 GMTIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its naval forces hit a US unmanned surface vessel, identified as a Saildrone...Fatima BahticOperationshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/french-navy-receives-two-falcon-2000lxs-albatros-aircrafthttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/french-navy-receives-two-falcon-2000lxs-albatros-aircraftFri, 11 Sep 2026 07:52:58 GMTThe Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA - French Government Defense Procurement Agency) has taken delivery of the first two Falcon 2000LXS...Fatima BahticAviationhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/keel-laid-for-us-navys-newest-destroyer-uss-john-e-kilmerhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/11/keel-laid-for-us-navys-newest-destroyer-uss-john-e-kilmerFri, 11 Sep 2026 07:14:34 GMTThe keel for the future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John E. Kilmer (DDG 134) was laid during a ceremony on September 10 at General Dynamics...Fatima BahticVesselsSurface VesselsShipbuildinghttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/iran-captured-a-dive-ld-what-the-us-navy-underwater-drone-was-built-to-dohttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/iran-captured-a-dive-ld-what-the-us-navy-underwater-drone-was-built-to-doThu, 10 Sep 2026 12:55:40 GMTIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has captured a US Navy autonomous underwater vehicle near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz,...Fatima BahticAutonomous SystemsVesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/babcock-extends-seaspans-support-for-canadas-victoria-class-subshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/babcock-extends-seaspans-support-for-canadas-victoria-class-subsThu, 10 Sep 2026 11:56:05 GMTBabcock Canada (Babcock), prime contractor of the Victoria In-Service Support Contract (VISSC), has awarded a six-year sub-contract extension to...Fatima BahticVesselsSubmarineshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/spanish-navy-orders-mbdas-simbad-rc-anti-missile-systemshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/spanish-navy-orders-mbdas-simbad-rc-anti-missile-systemsThu, 10 Sep 2026 10:01:49 GMTMBDA has signed a framework agreement with the Spanish Navy for the supply of three SIMBAD RC anti-missile systems. The framework agreement...Fatima BahticEquipment & technologyhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/l3harris-to-deliver-vampire-counter-unmanned-systems-to-us-navyhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/l3harris-to-deliver-vampire-counter-unmanned-systems-to-us-navyThu, 10 Sep 2026 08:25:59 GMTL3Harris Technologies has been selected by the US Navy to deliver VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) in support of the US growing...Fatima BahticEquipment & technologyhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/us-denies-iranian-claims-of-strikes-on-two-navy-destroyershttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/us-denies-iranian-claims-of-strikes-on-two-navy-destroyersThu, 10 Sep 2026 07:50:41 GMTUS Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied claims by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Iranian forces struck two US Navy...Fatima BahticOperationshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/kongsberg-to-supply-kamewa-waterjets-for-australias-lcmhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/10/kongsberg-to-supply-kamewa-waterjets-for-australias-lcmThu, 10 Sep 2026 07:27:42 GMTKongsberg Maritime has entered into an agreement with Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia to supply Kamewa Steel Series waterjets for the...Fatima BahticEquipment & technologyAmphibious & Support Shipshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/hanwha-ocean-picked-as-preferred-bidder-for-thailands-next-gen-frigate-projecthttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/hanwha-ocean-picked-as-preferred-bidder-for-thailands-next-gen-frigate-projectWed, 09 Sep 2026 11:30:56 GMTSouth Korean shipbuilding major Hanwha Ocean has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Royal Thai Navy’s next-generation frigate program....Fatima BahticVesselsSurface VesselsDefense StrategiesBusiness & Financehttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/finland-places-order-for-18-marine-alutechs-watercat-m12-vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/finland-places-order-for-18-marine-alutechs-watercat-m12-vesselsWed, 09 Sep 2026 11:16:45 GMTThe Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command and Finnish shipbuilder Marine Alutech Oy Ab have signed an agreement for the delivery of 18...Fatima BahticAmphibious & Support Shipshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/iran-says-ballistic-missiles-struck-two-us-navy-destroyershttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/iran-says-ballistic-missiles-struck-two-us-navy-destroyersWed, 09 Sep 2026 10:13:36 GMTIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its forces carried out ballistic missile strikes on two US Navy destroyers. In a...Fatima BahticOperationshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/hiis-romulus-151-usv-marks-construction-milestonehttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/hiis-romulus-151-usv-marks-construction-milestoneWed, 09 Sep 2026 09:26:56 GMTHII’s ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel (USV) program has reached another major construction milestone with the completion of the structural build...Fatima BahticUSVhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/vaisala-webinar-to-explore-environmental-intelligence-for-arctic-maritime-operationshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/vaisala-webinar-to-explore-environmental-intelligence-for-arctic-maritime-operationsWed, 09 Sep 2026 07:42:22 GMTVaisala will host a webinar on 7th October 2026 exploring how environmental intelligence can help naval, coast guard, and maritime-security...IndustryEventsBranded ContentResearch & DevelopmentEquipment & technologyhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/two-italian-navy-fremm-frigates-set-for-transfer-to-greecehttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/09/two-italian-navy-fremm-frigates-set-for-transfer-to-greeceWed, 09 Sep 2026 07:09:19 GMTItaly and Greece have signed an Implementing Arrangement paving the way for the transfer of two FREMM frigates currently serving with the Italian...Fatima BahticVesselsSurface VesselsContract & Tendershttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/uk-changes-gun-plan-for-new-fss-shipshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/uk-changes-gun-plan-for-new-fss-shipsTue, 08 Sep 2026 12:42:04 GMTThe UK Ministry of Defense has removed the Automatic Small Calibre Gun requirement from the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) manufacturing contract with...Fatima BahticSurface VesselsVesselsDefense StrategiesEquipment & technologyBusiness & FinanceWeapons Systemshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/mitsubishi-shipbuilding-starts-work-on-pcgs-mrrvshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/mitsubishi-shipbuilding-starts-work-on-pcgs-mrrvsTue, 08 Sep 2026 11:34:51 GMTThe construction phase of the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) latest fleet expansion has formally begun, with the Department of Transportation...Fatima BahticVesselsSurface Vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/dnv-fassmer-link-up-on-autonomous-naval-vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/dnv-fassmer-link-up-on-autonomous-naval-vesselsTue, 08 Sep 2026 09:35:28 GMTClassification society DNV and German shipbuilder Fassmer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and classify...Fatima BahticContract & TendersIndustryhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/german-navy-fires-iais-lora-ballistic-missilehttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/german-navy-fires-iais-lora-ballistic-missileTue, 08 Sep 2026 08:56:13 GMTThe German Navy has completed a dual operational firing trial with IAI’s naval Lora ballistic missile, as part of its Operational Experimentation...Fatima BahticEquipment & technologyWeapons SystemsTraining & Educationhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/australia-invests-dollar129m-in-anzac-class-frigate-sustainmenthttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/08/australia-invests-dollar129m-in-anzac-class-frigate-sustainmentTue, 08 Sep 2026 07:01:23 GMTThe Australian Government is investing more than $129 million in a new contract with Babcock Australia to sustain the Royal Australian Navy’s...Fatima BahticVesselsSurface Vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/07/iran-targets-two-us-navy-warships-with-ballistic-missileshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/07/iran-targets-two-us-navy-warships-with-ballistic-missilesMon, 07 Sep 2026 13:14:27 GMTA US Navy aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer were targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles while patrolling regional waters on...Fatima BahticOperationshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/07/rheinmetall-canada-wins-us-navy-msu-200nav-spare-parts-contracthttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/07/rheinmetall-canada-wins-us-navy-msu-200nav-spare-parts-contractMon, 07 Sep 2026 12:04:06 GMTRheinmetall Canada has received a contract from the US Navy to provide spare parts for MSU-200NAV air start units. The contract is valued in the...Fatima BahticEquipment & technologyhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/07/azerbaijan-tests-new-navy-droneshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/07/azerbaijan-tests-new-navy-dronesMon, 07 Sep 2026 09:48:22 GMTAzerbaijan has tested two newly developed unmanned surface vessels (USVs), the SALVO armed USV and KAYRA kamikaze USV, during a visit by...Fatima BahticUSVVesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/07/kongsberg-maritime-to-acquire-finnish-ice-class-propulsion-systems-makerhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/07/kongsberg-maritime-to-acquire-finnish-ice-class-propulsion-systems-makerMon, 07 Sep 2026 07:32:23 GMTNorwegian Kongsberg Maritime has entered into an agreement to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer and manufacturer of azimuth propulsion...Fatima BahticIndustryContract & Tendershttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/04/us-navy-tests-robotic-system-to-refuel-usvs-at-seahttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/04/us-navy-tests-robotic-system-to-refuel-usvs-at-seaFri, 04 Sep 2026 12:02:30 GMTThe US Navy has demonstrated a robotic system capable of repeatedly capturing, refueling and releasing an unmanned surface vessel at sea, marking...Fatima BahticUSVVesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/04/grse-dnv-deepen-cooperation-on-warship-designhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/04/grse-dnv-deepen-cooperation-on-warship-designFri, 04 Sep 2026 09:25:16 GMTIndia’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), a state-owned defense shipbuilder, and global maritime classification and advisory...Fatima BahticContractshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/04/keel-laid-for-royal-navys-first-fss-shiphttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/04/keel-laid-for-royal-navys-first-fss-shipFri, 04 Sep 2026 08:08:34 GMTRFA Resurgent, the first of three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships being delivered to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, has reached a key construction...Fatima BahticVesselsAmphibious & Support Shipshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/04/rheinmetall-wins-contract-for-acv-30-mct-30-turret-componentshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/04/rheinmetall-wins-contract-for-acv-30-mct-30-turret-componentsFri, 04 Sep 2026 07:19:29 GMTAmerican Rheinmetall has secured a contract from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to manufacture machined components for MCT-30 medium-caliber...Fatima BahticEquipment & technologyAmphibious & Support Shipshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/new-counter-uav-system-for-close-range-threats-debuts-in-germanyhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/new-counter-uav-system-for-close-range-threats-debuts-in-germanyThu, 03 Sep 2026 12:23:18 GMTMehler Systems is unveiling a new active counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system at SMM 2026 in Germany, designed to protect ships against...Fatima BahticUUV/UAVhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/singapore-lays-keel-for-third-multi-role-combat-vesselhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/singapore-lays-keel-for-third-multi-role-combat-vesselThu, 03 Sep 2026 11:04:40 GMTST Engineering Marine has laid the keel for the third multi-role combat vessel (MRCV) being built for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The...Fatima BahticVesselsSurface Vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/uk-targets-faster-contracting-for-warships-aircraft-and-uncrewed-systemshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/uk-targets-faster-contracting-for-warships-aircraft-and-uncrewed-systemsThu, 03 Sep 2026 08:53:04 GMTThe UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) is introducing new acquisition reforms aimed at reducing the time required to contract for major military...Fatima BahticAuthoritiesBusiness & FinanceContract & Tendershttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/australias-hmas-hobart-back-in-water-following-major-upgrade-milestonehttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/australias-hmas-hobart-back-in-water-following-major-upgrade-milestoneThu, 03 Sep 2026 08:01:06 GMTAustralian Navy's destroyer HMAS Hobart has returned to the water ready for the next major phase of work under the Destroyer Capability...Fatima BahticVesselsSurface Vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/ge-aerospace-to-power-rokns-new-kddx-destroyershttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/03/ge-aerospace-to-power-rokns-new-kddx-destroyersThu, 03 Sep 2026 07:19:12 GMTGE Aerospace has received a contract to supply twelve LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine engines to power six ships of the Republic of Korea Navy’s...Fatima BahticEquipment & technologyPropulsionhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/uss-abraham-lincoln-makes-first-full-port-stop-after-286-days-at-seahttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/uss-abraham-lincoln-makes-first-full-port-stop-after-286-days-at-seaWed, 02 Sep 2026 12:03:15 GMTThe Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has arrived in Thailand for scheduled port visits, marking the first full port stop for the aircraft...Fatima BahticOperationsVesselsSurface Vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/us-navy-certifies-rolls-royce-mtu-engines-for-autonomous-vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/us-navy-certifies-rolls-royce-mtu-engines-for-autonomous-vesselsWed, 02 Sep 2026 11:17:26 GMTRolls-Royce’s mtu Series 4000 and Series 2000 marine engines have been certified by the US Navy for use in autonomous naval vessel operations,...Fatima BahticPropulsionEquipment & technologyUSVhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/australian-navy-commissions-two-evolved-cape-class-patrol-boatshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/australian-navy-commissions-two-evolved-cape-class-patrol-boatsWed, 02 Sep 2026 09:58:49 GMTThe Royal Australian Navy has welcomed two Evolved Cape-class patrol boats, HMAS Cape Spencer and HMAS Cape Hawke, into service in a...Fatima BahticVesselsSurface Vesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/tkms-delivers-new-dolphin-class-submarine-to-israeli-navyhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/tkms-delivers-new-dolphin-class-submarine-to-israeli-navyWed, 02 Sep 2026 08:21:49 GMTGerman shipbuilder TKMS and the Israeli Navy held a ceremony to bid farewell to the INS Drakon, which departed Kiel and is now en route to...Fatima BahticVesselsSubmarineshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/babcock-saab-score-dollar1175m-deal-for-australias-anzac-frigateshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/02/babcock-saab-score-dollar1175m-deal-for-australias-anzac-frigatesWed, 02 Sep 2026 07:41:40 GMTBabcock Australasia (Babcock), in partnership with Saab Australia (Saab), has been selected as the Frigate Capability Life Cycle Manager (CLCM)...Fatima BahticContractsSurface VesselsVesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/01/tkms-fincantieri-to-expand-cooperation-in-underwater-and-submarine-sectorhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/01/tkms-fincantieri-to-expand-cooperation-in-underwater-and-submarine-sectorTue, 01 Sep 2026 11:16:44 GMTGerman shipbuilder TKMS and its Italian counterpart Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening their...Fatima BahticIndustryhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/01/indian-navy-commissions-second-diving-support-vesselhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/01/indian-navy-commissions-second-diving-support-vesselTue, 01 Sep 2026 08:36:49 GMTThe Indian Navy commissioned INS Nipun, the second diving support vessel (DSV) of the Nistar class, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on August 31,...Fatima BahticSurface VesselsVesselshttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/01/gao-us-navy-attack-sub-decommissioning-delays-could-cost-over-dollar31bhttps://navaltoday.com/2026/09/01/gao-us-navy-attack-sub-decommissioning-delays-could-cost-over-dollar31bTue, 01 Sep 2026 07:21:15 GMTDecommissioning delays for US Navy attack submarines could cost more than $3.1 billion over the next five years as shipyards struggle to keep...Fatima BahticVesselsSubmarinesAuthorities