Sea

RAJA LAUT’s launch keeps Malaysia’s corvette production schedule moving forward.

Japan and Indonesia are weighing a complex destroyer transfer package.

Poland’s submarine bridge keeps undersea skills active before A26 delivery. The Swedish lease supports training continuity while new-build submarine production moves through a longer cycle.

Allied shipyard capacity is entering America’s naval production debate again. Japanese and South Korean yards could offer scale, but combat-system integration remains the harder industrial question.

Hexigone’s funding targets corrosion protection for defence assets and infrastructure. The Welsh advanced materials company has secured £1.2 million to accelerate sustainable inhibitor technology for naval, marine, and industrial coating systems.

Davie’s Texas shipyard investment targets specialist polar vessel production capacity. The Gulf Copper modernisation will support US Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter construction and aims to rebuild complex shipbuilding capability across Galveston and Port Arthur.

Greek and Korean shipyards are aligning on naval production capacity. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Skaramangas will explore vessel construction, MRO, USVs, and manned-unmanned maritime systems.

China’s latest submarine sighting sharpens concern over undersea production. The unusual vessel observed at Shanghai adds another signal of design experimentation, shipyard capacity, and sustained naval build tempo.

Greece is expanding maritime surveillance with Shield AI’s V-BAT fleet. The vertical-take-off unmanned aircraft supports Aegean maritime domain awareness through ship-deck operation, heavy-fuel endurance, and resilience in degraded navigation environments.