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Coast Guard Finalizes $3.5 Billion Contract With Davie For Five Icebreakers

Cal Biesecker — Wed, 13 May 2026 20:20:26 +0000

The Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has finalized a $3.5 billion contract it awarded Davie Defense in February for five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), the first of which will […]

RTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates

Rich Abott — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:21:11 +0000

RTX [RTX] on Monday announced its Raytheon SeaRAM ship self-defense system was picked by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to be used on Australia’s 11 upcoming Sea3000 Mogami-class General Purpose Frigates. […]

Shipbuilding Plan Reveals Battleship Will be Nuclear Powered and Armed, Pitches Some Foreign Ship Construction

Rich Abott — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:32:12 +0000

The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan released Monday reveals the Trump-class battleship will be nuclear powered and armed, extend to a 15-ship class while also explaining plans to allow foreign […]

Electric Boat Gets First AUKUS Contract To Support Allied Subs

Rich Abott — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:52:23 +0000

The Navy last Thursday awarded General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat division an initial $197 million contract focused on supporting the AUKUS program as it helps Australia set up the capability […]

Navy Studying International Ship Production And Increasing Domestic Capacity

Rich Abott — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:36:52 +0000

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy is starting a study on how to increase shipbuilding capacity both domestically and how to potentially expand to buying modules or whole ships outside […]

RTX Signs $3.7 Billion Contract With Ukraine For Patriot GEM-T Interceptors

Rich Abott — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:54:53 +0000

RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business on Tuesday announced it signed a $3.7 billion contract to supply Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) airborne threat interceptors to Ukraine as a […]

CNO Sees Role For Foreign Shipbuilders To Build And Maintain Some Auxiliary Ships, Invest In U.S.

Rich Abott — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:29:06 +0000

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on Monday said he envisions leveraging foreign shipyards to improve the U.S. Navy by having them maintain and build some auxiliary ships while investing […]

U.S. Razorback UUV Launched From French Sub

Rich Abott — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:57:43 +0000

The U.S. and French navies recently demonstrated interoperability by launching a U.S. Razorback Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) from a French nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). In the operation, a French Suffren-class […]

U.S. And Japan Conduct First SPY-7 ASEV Live Tracking Test

Rich Abott — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:52:42 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Friday announced it and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) successfully conducted the first live target tracking exercise with the SPY-7 radar the Japanese […]

Second Japanese SPY-7 Aegis Radar Shipset Done, Lockheed Martin Says

Rich Abott — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:28:35 +0000

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Thursday announced the delivery of the second Aegis Systems Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar panels to Japanese government control. This follows the company’s July […]

Administration Fast Tracks Another Israel Arms FMS Bypassing Congress Amid Iran Campaign

Rich Abott — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:08:49 +0000

The U.S. State Department last Friday approved another $151.8 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to help Israel restock its inventory of 1,000-pound bombs amid both countries’ campaign against Iran. Israel’s […]

Austal Nabs $2.8 Billion Contract To Build Eight LST-100 Landing Craft For Australia

Rich Abott — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:24:26 +0000

Austal Limited last Friday announced its Australia defense division won a $2.8 billion contract from the country’s government to build eight landing craft based on the Dutch Damen Naval LST-100 […]

Australia Invests $2.8 Billion In Future SSN-AUKUS Submarine Shipyard

Rich Abott — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:18:57 +0000

The Australian government last weekend announced an investment of $2.75 billion to start building a new submarine construction yard in Osborne, South Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government expects the […]

HII Doubles The Size Of UK Unmanned Vehicle Facility

Rich Abott — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:03:20 +0000

HII [HII] this week announced it has completed an expansion to double the size of its unmanned vehicle facility in Porchester, United Kingdom, strengthening its capability as a regional hub […]

Hanwha And HavocAI To Develop 200-Foot Autonomous Ship Aimed At Navy MASC

Rich Abott — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:03:50 +0000

Korean conglomerate Hanwha’s U.S. defense business last week announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with American autonomy developer HavocAI to jointly develop a 200-foot autonomous surface vessel (ASV) […]

State Department Approves Sales Of Three P-8A Poseidon Aircraft To Denmark, Training And Logistics Support To Poland

Rich Abott — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:22:20 +0000

The State Department on Monday approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases, $1.8 billion in Boeing [BA] P-8A Patrol Aircraft and related equipment for Denmark and $200 million in […]

U.S. Approves Sales Of Aegis Support To Japan, Vehicles To Lebanon

Rich Abott — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:18:30 +0000

The State Department approved two separate Foreign Military Sales (FMS) on Tuesday, $100 million in Aegis Class Destroyer Support to Japan and $34.5 million in M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled […]

DoD Advisor Confirms Potential To Build Navy Warships Outside U.S. Akin To ICE Pact

Rich Abott — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:41:10 +0000

An advisor to Defense Department leaders this week confirmed the Navy is still considering building warships outside U.S. shipyards to boost fleet numbers, comparing the idea to the ICE Pact […]

HII Expands Partnership With Babcock International To Support Virginia-Class Subs

Sarah Salem — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:01:51 +0000

HII [HII] and Babcock International Group announced Tuesday they have signed a contract to expand a partnership to support construction of Virginia-class submarines through HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. […]

Navy Picks Dutch Design For LSM Over Bollinger

Rich Abott — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:23:44 +0000

Navy leadership on Dec. 5 announced it selected a ship design from Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval to become the basis for the latest iteration of the Medium Landing Ship (LSM). […]

U.S., Canada And Finland Emphasize Icebreaker Workforce Development In New Statement

Cal Biesecker — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:34:59 +0000

A key focus in 2026 of a trilateral icebreaker development and construction effort will be workforce development, signatories to the year-old framework between the U.S., Canada and Finland said last […]

Austal USA To Share 3D Printing Tech With Aussie Shipbuilder ASC

Rich Abott — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:15:29 +0000

Austal USA on Monday announced a recent agreement with Australia’s government-owned Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) to share its 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology in another move to aid Australia’s […]

Anduril Partners With HD Hyundai To Develop Navy MASC Bid, Family of USVs

Rich Abott — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:39:02 +0000

Anduril Industries and South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries on Thursday announced a partnership to design and produce a new family of dual-use Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs), including a variant […]

Seasats Inks Deal With Aussie Firm To Resell USVs In Region

Rich Abott — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:41:53 +0000

Unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer Seasats on Wednesday announced a formal agreement with Australian firm Elysium EPL, making it the exclusive reseller of their platforms in Australia and New Zealand. […]

Four Companies Pitch Team For SSN-AUKUS Combat System Development

Rich Abott — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:35:07 +0000

Britain’s BAE Systems, RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon Australia, General Dynamics [GD] Mission Systems and France’s Thales on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pitching the establishment of a unified submarine […]

AUKUS Tech And Supply Advance With Quantum Clock Tests And Industrial Base Expansion

Rich Abott — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:10:33 +0000

AUKUS government and industry players this week marked two-related advances during an Australian maritime trade show, the successful trialing of Australian quantum clocks as well as another international supplier integrated […]

South Korea To Build Nuclear-Powered Sub In Philly, Trump Says

Rich Abott — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:14:59 +0000

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced South Korea will build a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia, sharing sensitive technology akin to the AUKUS agreement. “South Korea will be building its Nuclear […]

Korea’s Hanwha To Partner With HavocAI On Unmanned Maritime Systems

Rich Abott — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:40:12 +0000

Korean conglomerate Hanwha on Tuesday night said it is looking to collaborate with the American maritime autonomy technology developer and manufacturer HavocAI to pursue joint work on unmanned maritime systems […]

HII And South Korea’s Hyundai Agree To Jointly Bid For Navy Auxiliary Ships

Rich Abott — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:20:12 +0000

HII [HII] and South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) over the weekend signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to start “deeper collaboration” between the firms, including jointly bidding on […]

Northrop Grumman And LIG Nex1 To Collaborate On Korean Air And Missile Defense, May Integrate IBCS

Rich Abott — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:06:12 +0000

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and South Korean aerospace and arms manufacturer LIG Nex1 signed a memorandum of Understanding this week to collaborate on air and missile defense capabilities for South Korea. […]

Courtney: Australians “Buoyant” For AUKUS After Trump Meeting, Pentagon Review Likely Focused On Industrial Base

Rich Abott — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:19:16 +0000

The ranking member of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee on Tuesday reported the Australian officials are “buoyant and bullish” about AUKUS moving forward following a Monday meeting between President […]

Trump Approves Of AUKUS Moving Along, Says Expediting Sub Sales To Australia

Rich Abott — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 21:51:49 +0000

President Donald Trump clearly approved of the trilateral AUKUS agreement on Monday and even indicated the U.S. would expedite the sale and delivery of three to five nuclear-powered attack submarines. […]

Australia Doubles Sub Supplier Qualification Investments

Rich Abott — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:59:14 +0000

The Australian government last Friday announced it was doubling its investment in a submarine supplier qualification pilot program that is helping companies qualify to enter the supply chain of the […]

White House Reports Deal For 11 Polar Icebreakers, Selecting Bollinger and Foreign Shipyards

Rich Abott — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:15:22 +0000

The White House last Thursday announced a multi-billion dollar deal that will see Bollinger Shipyards and Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding partner with foreign shipbuilders to construct up to 11 new medium-polar […]

Australia Commits $8 Billion To Shipbuilding And Sustainment Facility Supporting AUKUS

Rich Abott — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:40:27 +0000

The Australian government on Sunday committed to providing $8 billion to deliver a shipbuilder project in Western Australia that will ultimately enable maintaining and building conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) under […]

HII Expands Ingalls DDG Outsourcing Partners, Announces Thales And Babcock Work With Remus UUV

Rich Abott — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:28:34 +0000

U.S. Navy shipbuilder HII [HII] this week detailed the status of its outsourcing partnerships for Navy ship production while also marking coordination with Thales and Babcock International Group on systems […]

Anduril Wins $1.12 Billion Australia Contract For Ghost Shark USV

Rich Abott — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:39:48 +0000

Australia on Wednesday announced it is investing $1.12 billion to acquire a fleet of dozens of Anduril’s Australian‑designed and built Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs). The Australian Defense […]

Philippines Marks Re-Opening Of Subic Bay Shipyard With Korea’s HD Hyundai

Rich Abott — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:34:00 +0000

The Philippines government and South Korea’s HD Hyundai marked the opening and start of production at the company’s new shipyard in Subic Bay, Philippines following backing from Korean and American […]

Leidos Reveals Sea Dagger Commando Craft For U.K. Bid

Rich Abott — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:02:10 +0000

Leidos on Sept. 4 unveiled its new Sea Dagger next generation Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) concept, developed for the U.K. Royal Navy’s Commando Force (UKCF) program. The U.K. program aims […]

Official Says Allied Cooperation Improving Navy Sustainment Picture

Rich Abott — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:39:19 +0000

A Navy official recently highlighted how the U.S. Navy’s cooperation with allies is significantly improving its regional sustainment network, especially via limited foreign shipyard maintenance, AUKUS Australian submarine maintenance work, […]

State Department OK’s $8.5 Billion IBCS-Enabled Patriot Sale To Denmark

Rich Abott — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:08:18 +0000

The State Department on Friday approved a potential $8.5 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Denmark for multiple Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS)-Enabled Patriot air and missile defense system with […]

Canada Picks ThyssenKrupp and Hanwha As Qualified Suppliers For Next Sub

Rich Abott — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:10:27 +0000

The Canadian government this week said it selected Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. as the qualified suppliers for its Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). […]

House Lawmakers Introduce Their Version Of AUKUS Industrial Base Collab Bill

Rich Abott — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:23:02 +0000

Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gabi Amo (D-R.I.) on Friday introduced legislation to exempt entities already approved for AUKUS work from another Foreign Military Sales requirement, matching a bill introduced […]

Germany’s Rhenmetall To Integrate Autonomous Underwater Vehicle To Coastal Defense System

Rich Abott — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:17:16 +0000

The Germany-based EUROATLAS on Wednesday announced it agreed to a strategic partnership to integrate its Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with Rheinmetall ‘s coastal defense system while also emphasizing sovereign […]

Hanwha Looks To Boost Philly Shipyard’s Annual Output To Six-Plus Ships, Add Navy Vessels

Rich Abott — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:53:44 +0000

PHILADELPHIA – The new South Korean owner of the Philly Shipyard is looking at a combination of internal and government-funded yard improvements to boost production from the current 1-1.5 ships per […]

Saildrone Envisions European Expansion After Baltic Sea Exercises

Rich Abott — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:53:24 +0000

The founder and CEO of unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Saildrone said the company is ripe for significant expansion to more European customers following a June NATO test and demonstration […]

Lockheed Martin Delivers First SPY-7 Aegis Radar Shipset To Japan

Rich Abott — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:55:14 +0000

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday announced it delivered the first full Aegis Systems Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset of radar panels to Japanese government control, with further testing this year before […]

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Streamline AUKUS Defense Industrial Base Collaboration

Rich Abott — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:31:53 +0000

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill aimed at streamlining defense industrial base collaboration with Australia and the U.K. for the AUKUS submarine technology sharing agreement. Sens. Tim […]

Australia Test Teams Up Ghost Bat Drones With E-7A Wedgetail Aircraft

Rich Abott — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:26:18 +0000

Australia on Monday said that it demonstrated pairing two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones controlled from an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. The Australian Ministry of Defense explained that during the test out […]

Hanwha Says U.S. Committee Approves More Ownership Of Shipbuilder Austal

Rich Abott — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:21:51 +0000

South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group on Monday announced a U.S. regulatory body approved the potential for it to significantly increase its equity position in Australia’s Austal, which builds naval vessels […]