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France’s Thales Unveils ASW Sonars to Turn Patrol Ships and Drones Into Submarine Hunters
At Euronaval 2026, Thales presented a Hybrid Fleet approach to anti-submarine warfare built on M-Cube mission software, a new Lightweight Dipping Sonar…
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British Babcock’s ARMOR Force Adds Thales, Hensoldt and Kraken to Pair Frigates With Naval Drones
Seven firms, including Thales, Hensoldt, Exail and Kraken Technology Group, have joined Babcock’s ARMOR Force framework, which pairs Type 31 command frigates…
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France Orders UCUV Underwater Drone Demonstrator Built for Long Missions Without Remote Control
France has ordered a UCUV underwater drone demonstrator from Naval Group, with sea trials set for 2028. Built on a self-funded XL-UUV…
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Germany’s STARK Unveils Vanta 24 Autonomous Vessel Built to Carry Anti-Ship Missiles in the Baltic
STARK has unveiled Vanta 24, a roughly 24-meter uncrewed surface vessel built for Baltic Sea conditions. Fitted for anti-ship missiles and a…
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UAE’s EDGE Launches First Locally Built BR71 MK II Corvette for the Angolan Navy
EDGE’s Abu Dhabi Ship Building has launched NRA Nimi-ya-Lukeni (F301), Angola’s second BR71 MK II corvette and the first of its class…
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France Qualifies Airbus Aliaca VTOL Drone for Navy Ship Patrols in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean
France’s DGA has qualified the VTOL variant of Airbus Helicopters’ U010 Aliaca drone after land and sea trials. Eight of 34 SMDM…
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British BAE Systems Unveils Sea Tridon Naval Gun Family to Protect Ships From Drones and Missiles
BAE Systems unveiled Sea Tridon at Euronaval 2026, leading a four-member family of 40mm naval protection systems that runs from a containerized…
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British Tanker RFA Tideforce Fuels Both UK Carriers and Shadows Russian Units on Arctic Mission
RFA Tideforce spent six weeks under Combined Task Force 320 in the North Atlantic and Arctic, delivering more than 2.9 million litres…
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South Korea Launches ROKS Seo Hui Lithium-Battery Submarine Built to Stay Submerged Longer
South Korea has launched ROKS Seo Hui, its second 3,600-ton-class KSS-III Batch-II submarine, at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje yard. The boat carries 70…
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US Navy’s First Flight II Amphibious Ship Harrisburg LPD 30 Clears Builder’s Trials With SPY-6 Radar
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has completed builder’s sea trials for Harrisburg (LPD 30), the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, testing…