Sea

Speartooth’s first US export moves Australian undersea autonomy into service. C2 Robotics’ large uncrewed undersea vehicle highlights allied demand for scalable naval systems, where pressure tolerant structures, energy storage, autonomy software, payload modularity, testing, and repeatable assembly expand underwater capability beyond crewed submarine fleets.

Online Oceans has raised £4m to scale manufacturing of Scout autonomous surface vessels and Tether fleet software for defence, maritime security, subsea infrastructure, and ocean data markets.

A call for additional Type 31 frigates has renewed attention on Rosyth, east coast naval infrastructure, and the production capacity needed to sustain a larger UK surface fleet.

The Pentagon is studying whether Japanese and South Korean shipyards and designs could help accelerate US frigate and destroyer production as domestic capacity remains under pressure.

Singapore has cut steel for the third and fourth Victory-class Multi-Role Combat Vessels, moving its unmanned-systems mothership programme deeper into serial production at ST Engineering’s Benoi yard.

Poland has started building its third and final Miecznik frigate. Steel cutting for Huragan moves the Polish Navy programme into parallel construction across all three Arrowhead 140-based ships at PGZ Stocznia Wojenna in Gdynia.

Indonesia has used a C-705 missile against a land target. The firing from KRI Sampari expands the employment profile of a naval strike weapon already fielded across the country’s fast attack craft fleet.

U.S. Marine Corps NMESIS launchers have deployed to northern Philippines for Balikatan 2026, reinforcing mobile sea-denial capabilities near the Luzon Strait.

Rolls-Royce’s MT30 marine gas turbine will power Australia’s upgraded Mogami-class frigates, linking UK propulsion production with Japanese shipbuilding and Australian naval sustainment.