On July 17, the Bundeswehr Inspector General announced the procurement of the future Type 707 replenishment oilers for the German Navy. In 2018, Germany announced that the two existing Type 704 Rhön-class tankers will be decommissioned in 2025. The future vessels will be significantly more efficient than the previous ones, the Navy press office announced.
Canada’s only Naval Support Ship departed for a year-long deployment which will see Federal Fleet Services’ Asterix take part in a series of international exercises and security operations throughout the Pacific Ocean, Asia, Middle East and East Africa.
OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation), a European intergovernmental organisation that manages collaborative armament programmes, announced that Aster 30 Block 1 NT Missile has passed Preliminary Design Review. Several other milestones for the FSAF-PAAMS Programme have been reached in late 2018.
The German Navy is in the process of procuring eight F128 anti-submarine frigates in two production batches, replacing the aborted F126-effort. The F128-program intends rapid
On October 20, 2026, Türkiye’s STM announced the keel-laying ceremony for the second logistics support ship for the Portuguese Navy in Istanbul. STM press release
Rheinmetall and MSC acquire Romania’s Mangalia shipyard for €138M to establish a dual-use hub for civil and military naval shipbuilding in South-Eastern Europe. Rheinmteall press
Australia announces a major milestone in advanced undersea warfare capabilities, unveiling payload integration for Ghost Shark, Speartooth, and BlueBottle uncrewed underwater vehicles.
Poland and Sweden have finalized formal contracts for Polish submarine crew training and the lease of the interim A17-class boat HMS Södermanland, paving the way for the future delivery of Saab A26 submarines.
Navantia and L&T (Larsen and Toubro) have reached a strategic agreement to collaborate on the upcoming program for four amphibious assault ships for the Indian
On October 6, 2026, the U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced Arsenal-2, a new software-defined shipyard backed by a $3.7 billion private capital investment by
