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  • EUROGUARD puts Europe’s semi-autonomous vessel into steel

    EUROGUARD puts Europe’s semi-autonomous vessel into steel

    EUROGUARD’s prototype hull moves European naval autonomy into shipbuilding practice. The EDF-backed programme now has a physical platform for testing systems, payloads, and production assumptions.

  • Singapore’s composite MRCV takes naval stealth into production

    Singapore’s composite MRCV takes naval stealth into production

    Singapore’s MRCV programme has moved composites into serious naval production. Penguin’s first Saab-based superstructure gives the Victory-class fleet a manufacturing milestone with relevance well beyond a single ship class.

  • CETUS turns Britain’s underwater drone work into a payload test

    CETUS turns Britain’s underwater drone work into a payload test

    Britain’s CETUS underwater vehicle is now entering deeper trials work. The XV Excalibur programme will now test autonomy, payload integration, support procedures, and the industrial path toward larger undersea robotic systems.

  • QinetiQ brings Type 31 risk ashore

    QinetiQ brings Type 31 risk ashore

    QinetiQ has brought Type 31 radar integration ashore at Portsdown. The work reduces first-of-class risk and puts land-based test infrastructure inside the frigate production system.

  • BAE pushes Herne toward a manufacturable XLAUV

    BAE pushes Herne toward a manufacturable XLAUV

    BAE Systems is preparing an updated Herne XLAUV for trials. The new build puts modular payloads, aluminium structures, underwater autonomy, and naval production repeatability into focus.

  • Patrick Blackett turns naval autonomy into deck hardware

    Patrick Blackett turns naval autonomy into deck hardware

    The Royal Navy has tested one-way effectors from Patrick Blackett. The work brings shipboard launch, autonomy control, counter-UAV experimentation, and low-cost naval effectors into a practical maritime trial environment.

  • Britain’s hybrid navy now needs a shipbuilding answer

    Britain’s hybrid navy now needs a shipbuilding answer

    Britain will pursue Common Combat Vessels for future naval air-defence. The shift puts uncrewed-system control, UK shipbuilding capacity, combat-system integration, and fleet design at the centre of the Royal Navy’s next surface combatant.

  • JS Nagara shows Japan’s frigate line finding rhythm

    JS Nagara shows Japan’s frigate line finding rhythm

    Japan has now commissioned JS Nagara, the tenth Mogami-class frigate. The ship underlines MHI’s production tempo, automation-led design, lean crewing, and Japan’s growing naval export credibility.

  • Clyde 3D printing push brings spares to the submarine dockside

    Clyde 3D printing push brings spares to the submarine dockside

    Clyde is now getting submarine spares closer to the dockside. QinetiQ-supported additive manufacturing will support selected parts, legacy components, scanning, and AUKUS-aligned sustainment standards.

  • Korean yards take aim at America’s shipbuilding gap

    Korean yards take aim at America’s shipbuilding gap

    Korean shipbuilders are turning US capacity gaps into industrial opportunity. The $150bn push links shipyard finance, naval sustainment, workforce pressure, and maritime manufacturing capacity.