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Hydrogen-Cell-Powered Greyshark AUV Set For Big Baltic Test
German defence firm Euroatlas is beginning what it describes as extensive Baltic Sea operational testing of the new hydrogen-cell-fuelled variant of its Greyshark underwater drone. The autonomous underwater vessel (AUV)
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Royal Marines Train With German Navy on CORE26
Commandos from the Royal Marines grabbed a ride on a German Navy submarine during a mission making up part of NATO exercise Cold Response 26 (CORE26). CORE26 are the largest
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Australia Splashing Almost £100m On USV Surveillance Fleet
Defence Australia has announced it will be buying 40 additional Ocius Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to boost its undersea security. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) already operates 15 of
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America Targets Minelayers In Strait Of Hormuz Amid Oil Price Concerns
U.S. forces have destroyed at least 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran vowed to continue to target oil supplies. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
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Kraken Technology Group To Supply 20 USVs To Royal Navy
British maritime firm Kraken Technology Group will build 20 uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for the Royal Navy under Project Beehive. The Fareham-based firm has bagged a £12.3m deal to supply
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Spanish Navy Rehearses Littoral Drills In Bay Of Cadiz
The Spanish Navy has been refining its amphibious warfare skills alongside Army and Air Force units in the Bay of Cadiz on Exercise Marfibex 26. As per an Armada press
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HMS Dragon En Route To Eastern Mediterranean
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon has departed Portsmouth and is sailing towards the eastern Mediterranean having been primed for air defence duties. As per an RN press statement
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MHI Delivers New Taigei-Class Submarine To Japan
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has just taken delivery of Chōgei, its fifth Taigei-class submarine. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries handed over the 3,000-ton diesel-electric attack submarine to the JMSDF in
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Belgian rMCM Ship Gets Uncrewed Systems ‘Toolbox’
The joint Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme has taken another leap forward with the delivery of the first full set of uncrewed systems to equip the Belgian Navy’s BNS Oostende. The new
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Dutch And Italian Frigates Head For Med As France Ponders Hormuz Mission
Frigates from Italy and the Netherlands are now headed for the eastern Mediterranean and France is considering escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. President Emmanuel Macron yesterday (Monday)
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