ROK Navy Selects GE Aerospace to Power New KDDX Destroyer
GE Aerospace will supply 12 LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine engines to power six ships of the Republic of Korea Navy’s next-generation destroyer project, KDDX.
GE Aerospace will supply 12 LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine engines to power six ships of the Republic of Korea Navy’s next-generation destroyer project, KDDX.
Raytheon and the US Navy explore accelerating the AN/SPY-6(V)3 radar retrofit on DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers to as early as 2028.

German shipbuilder TKMS and Italy’s Fincantieri join forces to strengthen European underwater defense capabilities, targeting a joint framework by year-end.
At DALO Industry Days 2026 in Denmark, Destinus, CUBEDIN, and OMT Group announced a joint effort to develop a modular, containerized naval counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capability.
Sweden and France have signed a landmark contract for four FDI frigates for the Royal Swedish Navy. Discover how the new Luleå-class warships will transform Baltic Sea defense and balance crewed capabilities with uncrewed systems.
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) on August 31 requested a record 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion) for fiscal year 2027, which begins in April 2027.
Fairbanks Morse Defense and Vestdavit are advancing AutoHook, an automated connector designed to make USV launch and recovery from motherships safer, faster and less reliant on personnel during demanding at-sea operations.
I-class frigate TCG İzmir (F-516) has begun Sea Acceptance Trials with a modified, deeper MİDLAS VLS configuration capable of firing long-range strike missiles.
Roketsan has conducted the first ground-launch tests of its ÇAKIR cruise missile against land and sea targets, expanding its coastal defence capabilities.
The land-based Harpoon Coastal Defense System (HCDS) scored a direct hit during US Navy trials ahead of its planned deployment to Taiwan’s military.