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23 January

Babcock to Transfer Arrowhead 140 Frigate Designs to Indonesia

Babcock has secured its first work order under the 4-billion-pound ($5.3 billion) Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) between the UK and Indonesia.

23 January

Jodesz Gavilan

BAE Systems Wins $98M US Navy Modernization Contracts

BAE Systems’ San Diego shipyard has secured $98 million in contracts from the US Navy to perform scheduled modernization and repair work.

22 January

A CPS hypersonic missile fired in the air

Bea Castañeda

The US Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike Program Explained

This guide breaks down the US Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike, uncovering its design, speed, and strategic impact.

22 January

MEKO A-200 frigate. Photo: ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems

Christine Casimiro

Germany Prepares to Buy MEKO A-200 Frigates After F126 Delays

Germany is reportedly preparing a formal purchase contract for frigates from German shipbuilder TKMS as a stopgap navy capability, following lengthened delays of the originally planned F126 frigates.

22 January

Jodesz Gavilan

USS Zumwalt Completes Builder’s Sea Trials After Upgrades

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has completed builder’s sea trials for the USS Zumwalt, marking a major step in modernizing the navy’s first CPS destroyer.

21 January

Istanbul-Class multi-role frigate, TCG Istanbul.

Inder Singh Bisht

Turkey’s TAIS Signs $1B Frigate Agreement With Qatar’s Barzan for Indonesia

Turkey’s TAIS Shipyards has signed a $1-billion agreement with Qatar’s Barzan Holding to construct two frigates for the Indonesian Navy.

20 January

A ROMULUS 7 USV transiting the swells alongside a REMUS UUV during coordinated maritime autonomy trials.

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

HII Demos Coordinated USV-UUV Ops Using Autonomy Software

HII has demonstrated how unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned underwater vehicles could operate as coordinated teams under a single control architecture.

20 January