On 10 August 2026, Vietnam held a ceremony to initiate construction of a brand new type of indigenously designed, multipurpose frigate for the Vietnam People’s
On July 28, 2026, Russia’s Sevmash shipyard has floated out the nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Ulyanovsk, marking the completion of the vessel’s hull-construction phase and
On July 29, 2026, Hanwha Ocean laid the keel of the sixth FFX Batch III frigate for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) at its
BAE Systems has unveiled Brontanax, the UK’s first uncrewed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), at the Farnborough International Airshow. It is designed to extend combat
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its tenth Mogami-class frigate, JS Nagara (ながら), on June 29, 2026, marking another milestone in its ongoing effort
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),
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is procuring compact patrol ships at a rapid pace to strengthen maritime surveillance around Japan amid growing regional security
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on December 26 approved $58 billion (9.04 trillion yen) defense spending for fiscal year 2026, as Tokyo
Japan Marine United (JMU) Corporation has launched the fifth Awaji-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The 67
On November 17, 2025, Canada’s Minister of International Trade welcomed the signature of the Canadian Commercial Corporation’s (CCC) government-to-government (G2G) contract with Germany’s Federal Office
