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  • OKI tows Japanese sonar into Australia’s frigate programme

    OKI tows Japanese sonar into Australia’s frigate programme

    OKI’s sonar contract brings Japanese technology into Australian frigate production. The award covers three improved Mogami-class ships and creates OKI’s first overseas defence-equipment transfer, connecting Japanese acoustic engineering with future construction in Western Australia.

  • OKI tows Japanese sonar into Australia’s frigate programme

    Dan Chiang opens Tuo Chiang’s second production batch

    Taiwan commissioned the first corvette in Tuo Chiang’s second batch. Four further ships will test the consistency of indigenous hull production, combat-system integration, weapons installation, and fleet support under a compressed naval programme.

  • KSAM-II enters the discipline of prototype assembly

    KSAM-II enters the discipline of prototype assembly

    South Korea has started assembling its first KSAM-II missile prototype. The programme links domestic missile production with KDDX integration, demanding tight control across propulsion, guidance, launch interfaces, naval software, and long-term storage.

  • OKI tows Japanese sonar into Australia’s frigate programme

    Lithuania’s patrol-ship proposal grows into a modular combatant

    Naval Group has sharpened its modular patrol-vessel offer for Lithuania. The proposed MP-OPV combines heavier armament, containerised mission capacity, unmanned systems, and an industrial partnership involving Lithuanian shipbuilding and research organisations.

  • Lanternfish connects sonar to the counter-UUV production chain

    Lanternfish connects sonar to the counter-UUV production chain

    Anduril and Ultra Maritime have connected distributed undersea surveillance systems. Their Lanternfish demonstration linked deployable sonar, processing software, and US Navy command networks against advanced uncrewed underwater vehicles.

  • Britain counts the engineers behind its defence expansion

    Britain counts the engineers behind its defence expansion

    Babcock and Oxford are mapping Britain’s future defence-engineering workforce requirements. The study covers artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, digital engineering, and the established technical disciplines needed to deliver equipment.

  • Dutch sonar contract packages ASW for modular deployment

    Dutch sonar contract packages ASW for modular deployment

    The Netherlands has selected containerised sonar for deployable anti-submarine warfare. OPTICS11 will package fibre-optic sensing, array handling, processing, and supporting equipment for crewed and uncrewed vessels.

  • IN Defence Issue 3 looks beneath the surface

    IN Defence Issue 3 looks beneath the surface

    Modern defence relies on systems that remain hidden but dependable. The Summer 2026 issue examines the engineering, communications, and support work needed to keep them operating.

  • VL MICA adds another test to Malaysia’s frigate programme

    VL MICA adds another test to Malaysia’s frigate programme

    Malaysia has advanced VL MICA procurement for five future frigates. Missile production must now align with launcher installation, combat-system software, ship construction, trials, training, and acceptance work.

  • Lanternfish connects sonar to the counter-UUV production chain

    Italy compresses the U212 NFS production timetable

    Italy is compressing the U212 NFS submarine production timetable sharply. New countermeasures, logistics support, and an earlier fourth delivery will test shipyard flow, supplier sequencing, integration, and workforce capacity.