Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches 7th TAIGEI-class submarine 09/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the 7th TAIGEI-class submarine, named SHOGEI, at its Kobe Shipyard on 8 October. The 3,000-ton diesel-electric submarines are being built… [read more]

Naval “dronization” according to French industry: a live demonstration 09/10/2026 | Eugenio Po (Reporting from France) On October 7-8, 2026, France’s naval drone industry staged back-to-back demonstrations for a select group of defense journalists as part of the Euronaval Press Tour,… [read more]

Belgium eyes FREMM EVO for new frigates 07/10/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè The Belgian-Dutch Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) programme, nominally intended to deliver up to 7 new-generation frigates — 4 for the Royal Netherlands Navy and 3… [read more]

Venice hosts 15th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium: hyper-competition in focus 06/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The 15th edition of the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium (T-RSS), the biennial international maritime forum, opened this morning at the Italian Navy's Arsenale in Venice, historic… [read more]

The Argentine Navy's new ambitions 06/10/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè After announcements — some quite recent — about the possible purchase of second-hand submarines and frigates, the Argentine admiralty has raised the bar, prioritizing quality… [read more]

First MK-48 torpedo launch from the EXCALIBUR XLUUV 30/09/2026 | Michele Cosentino On September 13, 2026, the Royal Navy's experimental Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) EXCALIBUR successfully launched a US Navy MK-48 MOD 7 Common Broadband… [read more]

Boeing and US Navy sign first MQ-25A STINGRAY production contract 29/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The US Navy awarded Boeing a $562 million fixed-price incentive contract to start Lot 1 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the MQ-25A STINGRAY unmanned… [read more]

DDX Program contract signed for the Italian Navy 24/09/2026 | Eugenio Po Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (a joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo) has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement) worth €2.4… [read more]

US Navy unveils MALICE, its new Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile 23/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice At the recent Tailhook Symposium, held in late August in Reno, Nevada, the US Navy unveiled the development of a new long-range air-to-air missile, the… [read more]

Russian battlecruiser ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV completes sea trials 17/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV, the first unit reactivated under the program to return the KIROV-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers to service, has completed sea trials and is expected to… [read more]

Israeli Navy receives the DRAKON, the 3rd and final DOLPHIN II-class submarine 15/09/2026 | Michele Cosentino The submarine DRAKON, 3rd and final unit of the DOLPHIN II class, has been formally delivered to the Israeli Navy. The transfer of ownership from… [read more]

Multibillion-dollar contract for US Navy submarines 24/08/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 29 July 2026, the Pentagon formalized the signing of a historic multiyear contract package with industrial giants General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington… [read more]

USVs and missiles take center stage at RIMPAC 2026 SINKEX 06/08/2026 | Michele Cosentino The RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) exercise took place from June 24 to July 31, 2026, in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian archipelago. 32 surface… [read more]

Poland's new A-26 submarines program take shape 04/08/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè One month after Polish Government and Swedish defense manufacturer Saab signed the contract for 3 A-26 air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines, the agreement has entered a… [read more]

Construction of second next-generation minehunter for the Italian Navy begins 31/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto Today, Intermarine (part of the IMMSI Group) started the fiberglass hull lamination of the second Next-Generation Minehunter in coastal variant (CNG/C) for the Italian Navy… [read more]

Canada: big win for the U-212CD submarines 14/07/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè A "German" tipping point for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), aimed not only at replacing the 4 VICTORIA class boats in service for over… [read more]

Iran, US Forces Employ Suicide Surface Drones in Combat for the First Time 13/07/2026 | Tommaso Massa On July 12, 2026, US Central Command (CENTCOM) employed Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) in a suicide attack role in combat for the first time. 3… [read more]

Fincantieri Strengthens Underwater Segment with New Acquisitions 06/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto The Italian shipbuilding group announced the acquisition of majority stakes in NEXTGEOSOLUTIONS, WSENSE, GRAALTECH, and DEFCOMM, companies operating in the Underwater (UW) sector, with an… [read more]

Poland and Sweden signed the agreement for the Saab A26 submarines 01/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto Poland, through the State Treasury Armaments Agency, has signed the contract with Sweden's Saab for the supply of 3 A26 submarines under the ORKA program,… [read more]

China new nuclear powered supercarrier progress 22/06/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Recent satellite imagery of the Dalian Shipyard in northern China indicates rapid progress on the construction of the country’s first nuclear-powered Type 004 aircraft carrier.… [read more]