The Ghanaian Navy has taken delivery of a patrol boat from the UK government to strengthen security on inland waterways and along the coast of the West African country. The handover took place in November 2025 and underscores the continued maritime security cooperation between the two countries. During the ceremony, the...
At the beginning of December 2025, the Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) searched several Damen Shipyards offices and employees' private residences as part of a sanctions investigation. Two directors of the company, aged 39 and 60, were arrested and remanded in custody, as reported by the Dutch television programme Nieuwsuur. The subject of the investigation...
On 14 January 2026, "Henryk Zygalski", the second SIGINT reconnaissance ship for the Polish Navy, was launched in Gdańsk in the presence of Deputy Minister of Defence Paweł Bejda. The ship was named after a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who helped decipher the German Enigma code in the 1930s. The main contractor for...
Trump's industry scolding and Hegseth's procurement line At the beginning of January 2026, US President Donald Trump made his criticism of the defence company Raytheon (RTX) public in a social media post. Presumably less focussed on the individual case and more as a deliberate example of a broader problem he had identified: delivery capability and priorities. The accusation: wrong industrial priorities (shareholder value), too little...
London - The British Ministry of Defence is preparing to procure up to four floating dry docks for the maintenance of its nuclear-powered submarine fleet. The Ministry has confirmed that the detailed design and procurement process has yet to be finalised before a contract can be awarded. As soon as these requirements are met, the production order can be placed.
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