Sea
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China’s latest submarine sighting sharpens concern over undersea production. The unusual vessel observed at Shanghai adds another signal of design experimentation, shipyard capacity, and sustained naval build tempo.
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Greece is expanding maritime surveillance with Shield AI’s V-BAT fleet. The vertical-take-off unmanned aircraft supports Aegean maritime domain awareness through ship-deck operation, heavy-fuel endurance, and resilience in degraded navigation environments.
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Romania’s Rheinmetall package turns procurement into a national industrial expansion. The €5.7 billion programme covers Lynx vehicles, Skyranger air defence, ammunition, and naval vessels, with local production and technology transfer built into delivery plans.
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Schiebel’s S-300 selection pushes unmanned ASW closer to production readiness. The EU-backed SWORD project will test shipborne VTOL payload capacity for submarine detection.
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QinetiQ’s submarine support work sharpens AUKUS sustainment planning in Australia. Additive manufacturing cut replacement-part delivery to four weeks during HMS Anson’s maintenance period.
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The US Navy is testing autonomous shipbuilding through MUSV demonstrations. Seven companies will take medium unmanned surface vessel designs into at-sea evaluation.
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ESNA’s surface effect craft targets Arctic littoral commando operations requirements. The proposed vessel combines speed, payload flexibility, shallow beaching, and drone integration for future UK-Norwegian use.
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AUKUS partners are moving undersea autonomy into practical industrial delivery. The first Pillar II signature project will develop payloads and enabling systems for uncrewed underwater vehicles from 2027.
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Lockheed’s ICS baseline shifts Navy combat systems towards software cadence. The delivery introduces common infrastructure, containerised software, and faster fleetwide capability updates.
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The Royal Navy has docked Ariadne inside RFA Lyme Bay. The trial advances the UK’s shift towards mothership-supported autonomous mine countermeasures.