Sea

John F. Kennedy has begun final acceptance trials before delivery. The second Ford-class carrier returned to sea after builder’s trials, with several weapons elevators still completing construction.

Rauma Marine is scaling naval and Arctic shipbuilding capacity rapidly. Four Pohjanmaa corvettes, US cutter work, and sustained yard investment are converging at Rauma.

Rolls-Royce is expanding Australian production for Type 26 propulsion systems. Marand will build three additional MT30 acoustic enclosures and ship interface systems in Melbourne.

Australia and America tested autonomous undersea systems together during RIMPAC. The AUKUS activity combined subsea vehicles, surface autonomy, and acoustic communications around critical infrastructure protection.

Poland’s first Miecznik frigate has safely left its assembly hall. Wicher now enters a multi-day launch sequence ahead of christening and controlled float-off into the Gulf of Gdańsk.

Royal Navy electronic warfare modernisation reaches another production hardware milestone. The first production-standard MEWSIC system has reached the Ministry of Defence ahead of further acceptance, integration, and shipboard deployment.

Singapore’s Formidable-class frigates now carry Blue Spear missiles at sea. The fit replaces Harpoon within a broader mid-life upgrade of combat, communications, and engineering systems.

Malaysia’s third LMS Batch II corvette entered the water successfully. STM now moves the three-vessel programme deeper into outfitting, integration, testing, and delivery work.

Australia has funded sovereign combat integration for future Virginia-class submarines. Lockheed Martin will build local engineering, workforce, and supplier capability under the AUKUS programme.

Vietnam begins building its most advanced domestically designed combat warship. The anti-submarine frigate brings shipbuilding, weapons, electronics, and systems integration into a single national programme.