US Approve AEGIS And SPY-6-Sale For German F127 Frigates The US approved a German FMS-request equipping eight new F127 combatants with the AEGIS/SPY AAW suite. The approval does not confirm a sale.

As part of a process started two years ago, the United States have now approved a German request for purchase of the AEGIS/SPY-6 suite. Germany will purchase 8 complete sets intended to fit out the future F127 AAW combatants 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
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Australia Signs Contract With Japan For Three Upgraded Mogami The Australian government has now committed to the purchase of three Upgraded Mogami general purpose frigates from Japanese builder MHI.

Australia Announces Contract For First Three ‘Upgraded Mogami’ General Purpose Frigates Under SEA 3000 🇦🇺🇯🇵
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U.S. Navy begins search for Mk 41 VLS-launched hypersonic weapons - Naval News A new Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) program is looking to advance the service’s hypersonic portfolio by combining its past investments and prior applied research into a combined effort that will fi...

A new Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) program is looking to advance the service’s hypersonic portfolio by combining its past investments and prior applied research into a combined effort that will field low-cost hypersonic boost-glide missiles in Mk 41 VLS cells 🇺🇸🚀
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Chantiers de l’Atlantique Launches 3rd BRF Supply Ship for the French Navy - Naval News The third French Logistic Support Ship (LSS, known in French as BRF), Émile Bertin, was officially launched today at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard, marking a major milestone in the Franco‑Ita...

The third French Logistic Support Ship (LSS, known in French as BRF), Émile Bertin, was officially launched today at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard, marking a major milestone in the Franco‑Italian Logistic Support Ship (LSS) Programme managed by OCCAR 🇫🇷
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Italian Navy commissions Tritone vessel for seabed warfare - Naval News The commissioning of Tritone (A 5341) marks more than the addition of a new multi-purpose support vessel to the Italian Navy’s fleet; it reflects a notable shift in how the service approaches capabili...

The commissioning of Tritone (A 5341) marks more than the addition of a new multi-purpose support vessel to the Italian Navy’s fleet; it reflects a notable shift in how the service approaches capability acquisition 🇮🇹
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Japan's MHI awarded contract to build three Upgraded Mogami-class Frigates - Naval News Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been awarded a contract by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) to build three upgraded Mogami-class multi-mission frigates (FFM), with a tot...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a contract by Japan’s ATLA to build three upgraded Mogami-class multi-mission frigates (FFM), with a total contract value of 128.6 billion yen ($806 million). The award was recently disclosed by ATLA 🇯🇵
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Sweden turns former SIGINT vessel into seabed warfare platform - Naval News Faced with the growing threat of sabotage to critical underwater infrastructure and a high-tempo security environment, Sweden is transforming its decommissioned signals intelligence (SIGINT) vessel HS...

Faced with the growing threat of sabotage to critical underwater infrastructure and a high-tempo security environment, Sweden is transforming its decommissioned SIGINT vessel HSwMS Orion (A201) into a dedicated seabed warfare testbed 🇸🇪
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Australia readies itself for high-risk submarine life extension for Collins-class - Naval News Even as Australia eyes the heady prospect of operating nuclear-powered attack submarines in the future, it is facing the challenge of keeping six ageing Collins-class diesel-electric submarines in ser...

Even as Australia eyes the heady prospect of operating nuclear-powered attack submarines in the future, it is facing the challenge of keeping six ageing Collins-class diesel-electric submarines in service for many more years 🇦🇺
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Germany’s Final Type 424 SIGINT Ship Enters Production - Naval News Today, at the Peene-Werft shipyard in Wolgast, the first steel cutting for the third and final Type 424 SIGINT (signals intelligence) vessel in the series officially took place in the presence of repr...

Today, at the Peene-Werft shipyard in Wolgast, the first steel cutting for the third and final Type 424 SIGINT (signals intelligence) vessel in the series officially took place in the presence of representatives from the Bundeswehr (the German Armed Forces) 🇩🇪
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Exail's DriX H-9 USV selected for Counter-UAS research - Naval News Exail has secured a new contract for its long-range Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV), the DriX H-9, with a leading defense research organization. This is the second DriX H-9 order in just a few months f...

Exail’s DriX H-9 USV selected for Counter-UAS research 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
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Indra signs a new contract with Kongsberg to equip 6 Type 212CD submarines with its EW and radar systems - Naval News Indra has signed a new contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) for the supply of electronic warfare and radar systems for the six additional submarines of the Type 212CD programme to be inco...

Indra signs a new contract with Kongsberg to equip 6 Type 212CD submarines with its EW and radar systems
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Royal Australian Navy names autonomous systems unit - Naval News The Royal Australian Navy has formally named the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), marking a key step in Navy’s transition to a more integrated and highly advanced technology‑enabled future for...

The Royal Australian Navy has formally named the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), marking a key step in Navy’s transition to a more integrated and highly advanced technology‑enabled future force 🇦🇺
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U.S. Navy Seeks Over 600 Surface-to-Air Missiles in Budget Request - Naval News Stated in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, the United States Navy desires funds required to purchase 136 RIM-161D Standard Missiles 3 Block IIAs (SM-3IIA) and 540 RIM-174 Standard Missiles 6s (SM-...

U.S. Navy Seeks Over 600 Surface-to-Air Missiles in Budget Request 🇺🇸🚀
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Mystery U.S. Navy Launcher Identified as Upgraded Coyote Missile Launcher - Naval News An upgraded Coyote Counter-UAS (C-UAS) launcher has been installed on the Pearl Harbor-based USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120), marking the first known dedicated shipboard launcher for Raytheon's combat-pro...

An upgraded Coyote Counter-UAS (C-UAS) launcher has been installed on the Pearl Harbor-based USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120), marking the first known dedicated shipboard launcher for Raytheon’s combat-proven C-UAS on a U.S. Navy ship 🇺🇸
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Airbus and Lakota Connector Partners Successfully Execute Fourth Autonomous Flight Test - Naval News Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, in partnership with Shield AI, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), and Parry Labs, completed its fourth autonomous flight test on the H145 Airbus helicopter and successfull...

Airbus and Lakota Connector Partners Successfully Execute Fourth Autonomous Flight Test 🇺🇸
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Fincantieri secures first U.S. Navy contract for LSM program - Naval News Fincantieri announces that its U.S. subsidiary has been awarded a $30 million contract for materials procurement and engineering activities for these first four LSM vessels

Fincantieri announces that its U.S. subsidiary has been awarded a $30 million contract for materials procurement and engineering activities for these first four LSM vessels 🇺🇸🇮🇹
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TKMS and Navantia ink MoU on Shipbuilding Cooperation Roadmap - Naval News The agreement between the German and Spanish shipbuilders envisages potential production of TKMS vessels, particularly submarines, at Navantia’s shipyards in Spain.

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TKMS and Navantia ink MoU on Shipbuilding Cooperation Roadmap 🇩🇪 🇪🇸
👉 The agreement between the German and Spanish shipbuilders envisages potential production of TKMS vessels, particularly submarines, at Navantia’s shipyards in Spain.
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Japan to join largest Balikatan war games with 1,400 troops, Type 88 missiles - Naval News Japan will join the largest military exercises hosted by the Philippines and the United States for the first time as an active participant, deploying around 1,400 combat troops and introducing its Typ...

Japan will join the largest military exercises hosted by the Philippines and the United States for the first time as an active participant, deploying around 1,400 combat troops and introducing its Type 88 surface-to-ship missile system 🇯🇵🇵🇭
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U.S. Navy Stages for Mine Clearance as Hormuz Blockade Begins Showing Strain - Naval News USS Frank E. Peterson (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) have become the first U.S. warships to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the U.S.-Iran War, marking the opening phase of ...

U.S. Navy Stages for Mine Clearance as Hormuz Blockade Begins Showing Strain 🇺🇸💥🇮🇷
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Freire Shipyard Launches Spanish Navy’s New Diving Support Vessel - Naval News Freire Shipyard in Vigo has launched the Spanish Navy’s new diving support vessel, the Armada Buque de Apoyo a Buceadores (EAB) A22 Proserpina.

Freire Shipyard in Vigo has launched the Spanish Navy’s new diving support vessel, the Armada Diving Support Vessel A22 Proserpina 🇪🇸
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REGENT’s Squire Seaglider Drone Performs Ground-effect Flight - Naval News REGENT announced the successful first ground-effect flight of Squire, its autonomous Seaglider drone built for defense missions.

REGENT announced the successful first ground-effect flight of Squire, its autonomous Seaglider drone built for defense missions 🇺🇸
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France scales down participation to Balikatan exercises in the Philippines - Naval News France will scale down its participation in the upcoming iteration of the largest joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States, citing a shift in deployment due to the Middle...

The French Navy will scale down its participation in the upcoming iteration of the largest joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States, citing a shift in deployment due to the Middle East crisis 🇫🇷 🇵🇭

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U.S. to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports - Naval News U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, in accordance with the President’s procla...

U.S. to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports 🇺🇸🇮🇷
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on 11 April that USS Frank E. Peterson (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) had begun setting conditions for a mine clearance mission in the Strait of Hormuz 🇺🇸💥
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Metal Shark has successfully completed production of the U.S. Navy’s 40-foot Patrol Boat (40PB) Flight 1 program, marking a major milestone in the company’s support of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) 🇺🇸
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UKEF Secures £128 Million for Indonesian Navy’s Submarine Rescue Systems - Naval News The United Kingdom’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has secured £128 million in loan guarantee financing to support the export of British-made submarine rescue vehicle systems (SRVS) to the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL).

The United Kingdom’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has secured £128 million in loan guarantee financing to support the export of British-made submarine rescue vehicle systems (SRVS) to the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) 🇬🇧 🇮🇩
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In lieu of the U.S. Navy’s increasing emphasis towards revitalizing the maritime industrial base, the FY 2027 Budget request contains a requested $65,825,017,000 designated towards critical U.S. Navy shipbuilding efforts 🇺🇸
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The Philippine Navy is partnering with a local university to develop autonomous drone prototypes, supporting the country’s goal of building a more self-reliant defense posture (SRDP) amid rising security challenges 🇵🇭
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Kongsberg Signs Waterjet contract for Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel - Naval News Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to supply 18 large Kamewa waterjets for the Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme.

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to supply 18 large Kamewa waterjets for the Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme 🇳🇴 🇮🇳
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Video: How Naval Group builds FDI Frigates so quickly
In this video, French shipbuilder Naval Group takes us to its Lorient shipyard to demonstrate how it is able to build the FDI frigates quickly, and deliver two vessels per year.
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