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  • BAE secures torpedo support bridge to WHITEHEAD2

    BAE secures torpedo support bridge to WHITEHEAD2

    BAE Systems will sustain Britain’s operational torpedoes through June 2029. The £135 million contract supports 315 jobs and bridges existing arrangements to the planned WHITEHEAD2 programme.

  • Bath Iron Works christens Flight III destroyer

    Bath Iron Works christens Flight III destroyer

    Bath Iron Works has christened the future USS William Charette. The Flight III destroyer will carry SPY-6(V)1 radar, Aegis, expanded electrical capacity, and integrated air-and-missile-defence capability.

  • First SPY-6(V)4 array enters Wallops testing

    First SPY-6(V)4 array enters Wallops testing

    Raytheon has installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at Wallops. Land-based testing will support the USS Pinckney backfit and subsequent Flight IIA destroyer modernisation through mid-2028.

  • Bath Iron Works christens Flight III destroyer

    Diehl and BAE advance naval integration

    Diehl and BAE Systems will integrate naval gun technologies jointly. Their agreement covers 127 mm ammunition for the Mk 45 Mod 4 and potential IRIS-T compatibility with BAE Systems launchers.

  • NH90 Block 1 enters flight testing

    NH90 Block 1 enters flight testing

    NHIndustries has started flight testing the NH90 Block 1 configuration. The upgrade adds Link 22, improved navigation, new electro-optical equipment, weapons functions, and enhanced anti-submarine warfare sensors.

  • Rheinmetall pitches 64-cell GMF 140 frigate

    Rheinmetall pitches 64-cell GMF 140 frigate

    Rheinmetall has unveiled its new 6,000-tonne GMF 140 guided-missile frigate. The concept combines 64 strike-length VLS cells, Aegis integration, ballistic-missile defence, anti-submarine systems, and long-range strike.

  • Bath Iron Works christens Flight III destroyer

    Dutch ASW frigates gain uncrewed sonar vessels

    Thales has begun designing uncrewed vessels for Dutch ASW frigates. Each 12-metre craft will carry an adapted FLASH dipping sonar, extending detection range without exposing the host ship.

  • US Navy orders 188 more Hammerhead systems

    US Navy orders 188 more Hammerhead systems

    The US Navy has ordered 188 additional Hammerhead mine systems. General Dynamics will also supply eight support-equipment sets under a $229.7 million production modification.

  • Northrop builds allied naval inertial sensors

    Northrop builds allied naval inertial sensors

    Northrop will manufacture allied surface and submarine inertial sensor modules. Canada and Australia account for most funding, with deliveries scheduled through February 2029.

  • Robot boats turn drone launch into a shipyard problem

    Robot boats turn drone launch into a shipyard problem

    The Pentagon wants robot boats capable of deploying armed drones. SWAP-USV prioritises mature vessels able to launch, control, recover, transport, and support modular aerial payloads.