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17 April

First steel cutting Ceremony for the third German Navy Type 424 vessel at the Peene-Werft shipyard. Photo: Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall Starts Construction of Germany’s Final Type 424 Spy Ship

Rheinmetall’s shipbuilding segment Naval Vessels Lürssen has begun the production of the third and final Type 424 signals intelligence and reconnaissance platform for the German Navy.

17 April

Rojoef Manuel

Navantia, thyssenkrupp Team Up on Global Submarine Shipbuilding

Spain’s state enterprise Navantia and German firm thyssenkrupp Marine Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore shipbuilding opportunities in support of submarine efforts across Europe, NATO, and other international customers.

17 April

L3Harris towed array systems help US Navy submarines with extended acoustic detection capabilities.

Jodesz Gavilan

L3Harris Secures Long-Term US Navy Deal for Submarine Towed Arrays

L3Harris has secured US Navy contracts to continue producing key submarine sonar systems that support long-range underwater detection through 2029.

16 April

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A High-Risk Part of USV Ops Just Went Autonomous With Vestdavit’s ‘AutoHook’

A new robotic system from Fairbanks More Defense’s Vestdavit is aiming to reduce risk in the launch and recovery of unmanned surface vessels at sea.

16 April

Christine Casimiro

Fincantieri Secures $30M Deal for First Four US Navy Medium Landing Ships

The US Navy has awarded the US subsidiary of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri a $30-million contract to formally kick off the first phase of the Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program.

15 April

HMS Richmond (Type 23) Duke-class frigate

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock to Continue Technical, Management Assistance for UK Naval Ships

Babcock International Group has received a two-year contract to extend its Future Maritime Support Program support for the UK Royal Navy.

15 April

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

REGENT’s Hybrid Seaglider Skims Just Above the Waves in Breakthrough Test

REGENT’s Squire seaglider has demonstrated its ability to fly just above the waterline, skimming the surface in a recent test that pushes the hybrid platform closer to operational use.

15 April

Christine Casimiro

Indra to Equip 6 More Type 212CD Submarines With EW, Radar Systems

Indra is set to equip an additional six Type 212CD submarines with its electronic warfare (EW) and radar systems under a new contract signed with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

15 April