On 23 July 2026, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri hosted a steel cutting ceremony for the second of two next-generation FREMM frigates of the “EVOLUTION” version, known
The European Defence Fund’s (EDF) €95 million EUROGUARD program has completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and unveiled its 45-meter semi-autonomous prototype hull at the
HGH, a global leader in electro-optical and infrared solutions, announces a new major contract with EDGE Group’s naval arm, Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB), to
The Philippine Navy on June 9, 2026, welcomed the offshore patrol vessel (OPV) BRP Rajah Lakandula (PS-21) into active service. It is the second Sulayman-class
Two new pieces of equipment have recently joined the ranks of the US Marine Corps (USMC): the NMESIS – short for Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction
The two mine countermeasures vessels that Italy is forward-deploying in the Middle East area to participate to the international coalition to make the Strait of
On May 3, 2026, the Italian Navy ‘s fourth Thaon di Revel-class Multi-purpose Combat Ship, ITS Giovanni delle Bande Nere (P 434), departed Taranto Naval
Naval News had the opportunity to interview Todd Greene, Director of Advanced Technologies at BlackSea Technologies, about their Comet and Chaser unmanned surface vehicles (USV),
Romania is set to acquire four new vessels to be built domestically by Rheinmetall, including two large multipurpose offshore patrol vessels configured to a light
Recent naval operations in the Gulf have once again highlighted how rapidly the air and missile defence mission is evolving at sea. The release of
