The VSM (German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association) has issued a clear call for decisions and decisive action Managing Director Reinhard Lüken comments on the situation in the association's October 2025 newsletter. The German naval shipbuilding industry is efficient, but the administration and politicians need to improve their cooperation in order to actually seize the opportunities presented by the turnaround in naval procurement.
The "Redwing" underwater mission: What the new glider can do - and what it (can't) do for defence and security Teledyne Marine (Thousand Oaks, California) and Rutgers University (New Brunswick, New Jersey) sent the Slocum Sentinel glider "Redwing" on an orbit of the earth lasting up to five years off Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts) on 10 October 2025...
On 3 October 2025, the S-82 "Narciso Monturiol" was ceremoniously christened in Cartagena. The second boat in the S-80-Plus class marks a turning point for Spain, and not just in terms of technology, after decades of dependence on French licences. Construction and propulsion The 81-metre-long boats displace around 3,000 tonnes when submerged. They have a pressurised hull...