Sea

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched Japan’s seventh Taigei-class submarine at Kobe. Named Shogei, the vessel will undergo machinery, electrical and weapons outfitting before delivery during Japan’s 2027 financial year.

X-Bow will develop a solid rocket booster for Navy missiles. The $69.7 million programme also funds qualification and tooling for annual production capacity of up to 500 motors.

Anduril plans a $3.7bn shipyard at Maryland’s Sparrows Point site. Arsenal-2 will add two million square feet of manufacturing capacity to the US submarine industrial base.

France completed first M51.3 acceptance firing from submarine Le Vigilant. The unarmed launch tested the submarine’s weapon system after its scheduled deep maintenance period.

India has ordered BrahMos fire control systems and naval launchers. The ₹661.50 crore contract requires at least 68% indigenous content and covers a three year delivery period.

Hindustan Shipyard has launched India’s first indigenous fleet support ship. The yard has also laid the fifth ship’s keel and commissioned infrastructure capable of handling vessels up to 45,000 DWT.

USS Ted Stevens enters service as second Flight III destroyer. The ship combines SPY-6 radar, Aegis Baseline 10 and expanded electrical and cooling capacity for simultaneous air and ballistic missile defence missions.

Rampart has completed its first live firing campaign at sea. The Naval Group launcher fired guided and unguided 68mm rockets aboard a French Mistral-class ship during the WILDFIRE counter drone exercise.

Saab and Kraken have tested an autonomous maritime drone seeker. The UK-built prototype combines Giraffe 1X radar with the K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel for counter UAS surveillance around ships and infrastructure.

Naval Group has started Sweden’s first FDI frigate at Lorient. Steel cutting begins a four-ship production programme that expands the yard’s FDI workload across three NATO navies.