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[Feature] Why Japan’s Industry is Pulling Back from the U.S. Navy Frigate Plan 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 🏗️Japanese defense industry stakeho...
10/09/2026

[Feature] Why Japan’s Industry is Pulling Back from the U.S. Navy Frigate Plan 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 🏗️
Japanese defense industry stakeholders are growing hesitant over a potential U.S. Navy frigate deal, weighed down by heavy investment demands and domestic naval commitments.

Japanese defense industry stakeholders are growing hesitant over a potential U.S. Navy frigate deal, weighed down by heavy investment demands and domestic naval commitments.

Saildrone and Lockheed Martin successfully executed the first-ever missile launch from a Saildrone Surveyor USV using th...
10/09/2026

Saildrone and Lockheed Martin successfully executed the first-ever missile launch from a Saildrone Surveyor USV using the JAGM during RIMPAC 2026.

Saildrone and Lockheed Martin successfully executed the first-ever missile launch from a Saildrone Surveyor USV using the JAGM during RIMPAC 2026.

[VIDEO] Saildrone at DALO 2026: Historic JAGM Firing, Spectre USV & European ExpansionNaval News interviews Robert Kleis...
10/09/2026

[VIDEO] Saildrone at DALO 2026: Historic JAGM Firing, Spectre USV & European Expansion
Naval News interviews Robert Kleist, Managing Director of Saildrone Denmark, at DALO Industry Days 2026.
We discuss Saildrone’s recent historic milestone—executing the first-ever missile launch from an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) using a Lockheed Martin JAGM during RIMPAC 2026.

Kleist details what comes next for the platform, including the development of the larger Saildrone Spectre USV equipped with vertical launchers like the Mk 70.

Finally, we look at Saildrone's rapidly growing European footprint, covering new manufacturing capabilities in the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland, alongside the company's new EU headquarters in Copenhagen.

Naval News interviews Robert Kleist, Managing Director of Saildrone...

Dutch naval engineering firm Nevesbu has presented its concept design for the refurbishment of the Indonesian Navy’s (TN...
10/09/2026

Dutch naval engineering firm Nevesbu has presented its concept design for the refurbishment of the Indonesian Navy’s (TNI AL) Damen-built SIGMA 9113/Diponegoro-class corvettes 🇳🇱 🇮🇩

Dutch naval engineering firm Nevesbu has presented its concept design for the refurbishment of the Indonesian Navy’s (TNI AL) Damen-built SIGMA 9113/Diponegoro-class corvettes.

L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract to deliver its VAMPIRE (Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket...
09/09/2026

L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract to deliver its VAMPIRE (Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment) counter-unmanned system to the U.S. Navy for littoral defense against drone threats 🇺🇸

L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract to deliver its VAMPIRE (Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment) counter-unmanned system to the U.S. Navy for littoral defense against drone threats.

Hanwha Ocean has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Royal Thai Navy’s next-generation frigate procurement pro...
09/09/2026

Hanwha Ocean has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Royal Thai Navy’s next-generation frigate procurement program 🇰🇷 🇹🇭

Hanwha Ocean has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Royal Thai Navy’s next-generation frigate procurement program.

DNV and Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and classify autono...
09/09/2026

DNV and Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and classify autonomous and remotely operated vessels for naval and government customers 🇩🇪

DNV and Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and classify autonomous and remotely operated vessels for naval and government customers. The signing took place at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg.

US and German navies conducted exercise minelaying operations aboard Portuguese patrol vessel NRP Figueira da Foz during...
09/09/2026

US and German navies conducted exercise minelaying operations aboard Portuguese patrol vessel NRP Figueira da Foz during NATO exercise REPMUS 26 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇵🇹

US and German navies conducted exercise minelaying operations aboard Portuguese patrol vessel NRP Figueira da Foz during NATO exercise REPMUS 26.

[VIDEO] Saab Unveils MCMV 24 Mine Countermeasures Vessel Concept | DALO Industry Days 2026 🇸🇪 🇩🇰At DALO Industry Days 20...
09/09/2026

[VIDEO] Saab Unveils MCMV 24 Mine Countermeasures Vessel Concept | DALO Industry Days 2026 🇸🇪 🇩🇰

At DALO Industry Days 2026 in Denmark, Saab unveiled a scale model of its new MCMV 24 concept for the first time. Naval News spoke with Magnus Dannemyr, Product Manager MCM Vessels at Saab Kockums, to examine the design choices behind this 66-meter vessel.

At DALO Industry Days 2026 in Denmark, Saab unveiled a scale model ...

An underwater drone shown by Iran closely matches the American-designed Anduril Dive-LD model. The large AUV (autonomous...
08/09/2026

An underwater drone shown by Iran closely matches the American-designed Anduril Dive-LD model. The large AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) was reportedly captured in the Straits of Hormuz earlier today 🇮🇷

An underwater drone shown by Iran closely matches the American-designed Anduril Dive-LD model. The large AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) was reportedly captured in the Straits of Hormuz earlier today.

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