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April 4, 2025
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The Italian Navy’s Todaro submarines will be modernized under a contract signed by OCCAR.

The initial group of Italian Navy U212A Todaro-class submarines will be upgraded under the Near Future Submarine (NFS) program, according to a contract modification signed by the European intergovernmental...

April 2, 2025
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Second Malvar Corvette for the Philippine Navy Launched by Hyundai

The second Miguel Malvar-class guided-missile corvette for the Philippine Navy was launched by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The ceremony, which took place in the South Korean port city of Ulsan,...

March 21, 2025
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CMN NAVAL and EDGE Form a Joint Venture for Naval Vessels

The French shipbuilder CMN NAVAL has partnered with the UAE defense manufacturer EDGE Group to form a joint venture for the production of naval ships. AD NAVAL, which has...

March 20, 2025
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US Coast Guard Receives 59th Sentinel Cutter from Bollinger Hands

Bollinger Shipyards in Florida delivered the US Coast Guard its 59th Sentinel-class fast response cutter. The occasion coincides with a 2008 initiative to replace the service’s out-of-date patrol boats,...

March 20, 2025
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Thales to Install Cutting-Edge Sonar Systems on Dutch Orka-Class Submarines

Thales has reached an agreement with Naval Group to deliver cutting-edge sonar systems for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s next generation of submarines. They will be installed on the Orka-class...

March 19, 2025
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Northrop Autonomous Underwater Sensing Project Wins US Navy Contract

Northrop Grumman has been given a $24.9 million contract by the US Department of Defense for a novel research and development initiative on autonomous underwater sensing. The Full Spectrum...

March 18, 2025
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Thales’ first AI-powered autonomous minehunter is approved by the British Navy

Thales UK has delivered the first of four end-to-end autonomous minehunting systems to the Royal Navy. With a length of 12 meters (39 feet), the unmanned surface vessel RNMB...

March 18, 2025
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UAE Partners and Exail to Create the Next Generation of Mine Countermeasure Solutions

In collaboration with the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a company of the EDGE Group, the French company Exail will create the next generation...

March 17, 2025
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The seventh Avante 2200 Corvette for Saudi Arabia starts construction at Navantia

The steel of the Royal Saudi Naval Force’s seventh Avante 2200-class corvette has been cut by Spanish defense company Navantia at its shipyard in San Fernando. Three months after...

March 13, 2025
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The last Awaji minesweeper is put into service by the Japanese navy.

In Tsurumi-ki, Yokohama, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has put into service its fourth and last minesweeping ship of the Awaji class. After the vessel was delivered from the...