Sea

Kongsberg’s backlog has reached NOK158 billion after sustained defence demand. Missiles, air defence, subsea systems, suppliers, factories, and testing now sit behind the growth targets.

Saronic plans a $3 billion expansion of American shipbuilding capacity. Port Alpha combines a large greenfield yard, digital production, autonomous-vessel expertise, and a workforce plan that could create 10,000 jobs.

Saab’s F128 order anchors Germany’s latest frigate production reset programme. The contract links combat systems, radar, passive sensors, and composite superstructures across four ships, with options capable of sustaining a longer European production run.

New footage reveals how China is engineering its Type 076. The ship combines amphibious capacity, electromagnetic aircraft launch, and fixed-wing unmanned aviation within a single 40,000-tonne platform.

RIMPAC will connect four ships through distributed additive manufacturing networks. The demonstration will test digital requests, machine allocation, material control, inspection, cyber-secure files, autonomous delivery, and installation authority.

Germany’s Ranger USV has successfully completed its sea-acceptance campaign. The torpedo-tube-launched design combines folding structures, electric propulsion, sensors, autonomy, and modular payload capacity within an unusually restrictive naval integration envelope.

Britain has committed £26 billion to renewing naval infrastructure nationwide. The programme will create long-term demand across dock engineering, nuclear facilities, utilities, workshops, fuel storage, construction, digital systems, and skilled technical labour.

TOTE will manage construction of America’s next medium landing ships. The $2.2 billion arrangement applies commercial programme control to an initial eight-vessel tranche.

Australia’s Matilda 1 has completed stern-first beaching trials near Darwin. A three-year US Marine Corps lease will test its cargo capacity, reliability, and support requirements under sustained use.