Royal New Zealand Navy outlines fleet renewal priorities
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is progressing a long-term fleet renewal programme that will reshape the service’s force structure, training model, infrastructure, and sustainment
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is progressing a long-term fleet renewal programme that will reshape the service’s force structure, training model, infrastructure, and sustainment
On June 1, 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that the ROMULUS medium unmanned surface vessel started sea trials. HII press release Statement by Andy
On May 30, 2026, the Royal Australian Navy commissioned the second Arafura-class OPV HMAS Eyre into the fleet, in a ceremony at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Australian MoD

The U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program selected 7 separate designs to advance towards at sea testing, with further scaling following suit as
GE Aerospace’s Marine Engines & Systems has secured an official order from Austal USA to supply propulsion power for the U.S. Navy’s new Explorer-class ocean
Lockheed Martin has successfully delivered the first Integrated Combat System (ICS)-enabled baseline to the U.S. Navy. Lockheed Martin press release ICS-enabled baselines combine heritage combat
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — L3Harris is pushing forward with production of its Iver4 900 autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) under a previously unknown Defense Innovation Unit
An upcoming comprehensive refit to install a battery of hypersonic missiles on the Zumwalt guided-missile destroyers will also increase the stealth warship’s operational range and
The Royal Navy (RN) has no choice but to pivot to an increasingly uncrewed and autonomous hybrid fleet if it is to achieve the lethality,
The Royal Navy is navigating one of the most demanding periods in its modern history. The 2025 Strategic Defence Review set a clear direction: a