With the framework agreement signed on 19 December 2025 between TKMS and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the delivery of DM2A5 heavyweight torpedoes, the German Navy is determining the future main armament of its new generation of submarines at an early stage. The decision relates to a key capability of the 212CD class and is also part of...
Behind a sober announcement from Damen on 9 December 2025 lies a small sensation. The Dutch shipbuilder reports that NAVSEA - the Naval Sea Systems Command responsible for the design, procurement and material responsibility of US combat and support ships - has used its LST-100 design as the basis for the US Navy-led programme to...
An annual joint mission between the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Science Foundation, the lead agency for the U.S. Antarctic programme, provides essential supplies to research stations in the perpetual ice. While the Coast Guard prepares to modernise and renew its icebreaker fleet, the "Polar Icebreaker" will remain in service until new icebreakers arrive.
The Royal Netherlands Coast Guard's portfolio of tasks has expanded in recent years, meaning that a fast crew supply vessel (FCS 5009) from the Damen Shipyard Group will be added to its fleet in mid-2026. The "Enforcer" - a so-called fast crew supplier - is intended to ensure the continuity of general coastguard duties in the North Sea. The...
In parallel to Vladimir Putin's ongoing visit to the 23rd India-Russia Summit in New Delhi, India has signalled that the leasing of a Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), which has been agreed since 2019, can now move into the implementation phase. Although the government rejects the impression of a newly concluded major contract, the key parameters remain unchanged:...
In November, the British Navy once again escorted two Russian warships through the English Channel. The British Ministry of Defence spoke of a round-the-clock shadowing operation. British media report that HMS "Severn" (P282), a 1,700-tonne River-class offshore patrol vessel, escorted the Russian multi-purpose corvette RFN "Stoikiy" (2,200 tonnes, project 20380 -...
The US Navy has stopped its Constellation-class frigate programme (FFG-62) and terminated the construction of further units in addition to the two ships already under construction. Officially, considerable delays, cost increases and an unresolved degree of maturity of the design are cited as reasons. At the same time, the naval leadership emphasises that the decision is part of a fundamental strategic...
USA authorises sale of SM-6/SM-2 The US Department of State has approved a possible export of up to 173 "SM-6 Block I" and 577 "SM-2 Block IIIC" worth up to 3.5 billion US dollars to Germany as part of its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and, as provided for in the Arms Export Control Act, has...
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