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USMC tackle contested logistics with UUVs, UAVs, USVs

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | John Hill

The US Armed Forces are preparing for a prospective conflict in the Indian and Pacific Oceans with China, which poses the problem of contested logistics. Being able to rapidly deliver capability, equipment and resources to forward deployed units across this vast expanse will prove a difficult task; and one that has not been attempted since America’s island-hopping campaign against Japan in World War II (WWII).
Construction begins on US Navy’s T-ATS Solomon Atkinson

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | Upasana Mukherjee

Austal has officially marked the start of construction of the US Navy’s seventh Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship, the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12). The ship is named after Solomon Atkinson, a member of the inaugural SEAL Team One, established in 1962. The decision to name the ship in his honour was made in August 2023. The keel laying event was held at Austal USA’s manufacturing facility in Alabama.
BAE Systems secures contract for Columbia-class submarine

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | Upasana Mukherjee

BAE Systems has been awarded an additional $11.5m contract to produce a ‘sequence critical heavy structure’ for the US Navy’s newest Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. This order is an extension of the $72m contract secured by BAE Systems in 2023 for manufacturing parts for the same class of submarines. The manufacturing of the submarine component will take place at the company’s facility in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dangerous Waters: Global Defence Technology 152

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | Richard Thomas

This latest issue of Global Defence Technology once more brings you all the insight and analysis into the technologies, policies, and influencing factors in the defence space. Europe’s procurement of conventionally powered submarines centre around a small handful of key programmes, delivering what is hoped will be strategic effectors to the subsurface domain.
Philippine SSKs will be a “game-changer,” say naval suppliers

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | John Hill

Fincantieri and Thyysenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Italian and German naval suppliers, agreed to partner on delivering subsea capabilities to the Philippine Navy. An industrial cooperation agreement was signed by the two European defence companies to support the archipelago’s strategic defence objectives laid out in the Horizon III military modernisation initiative according to a press report released today, 16 April 2025.
Fincantieri advances WSense investment

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | Upasana Mukherjee

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has confirmed its financial commitment to deep-tech company WSense to bolster its underwater communication technology strategy. This investment marks an additional component of Fincantieri’s strategy to enhance its capabilities in underwater operations, particularly for uses that serve both civilian and military purposes.
Persistent wins US Navy contract to back data links for USVs

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | Upasana Mukherjee

Persistent Systems has been selected by the US Navy to participate in a $982.1m indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to enhance data link capabilities for uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). The USV Family of Systems (FoS) contract, initiated in 2020, now encompasses 88 contractors tasked with aiding the Navy’s integration of USVs into its operational framework.
Are UK shipyards being shunned for Royal Navy warship recycling?

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | Richard Thomas

As another UK warship is set to be consigned to the breakers yard with former Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth now destined to be torn up at Turkey’s Leyal Ship Recycling, the apparent absence of UK shipyards in providing a sovereign ship recycling capability is notable. The award to a Turkish shipyard on 8 April is the latest in an ongoing trend to contract the recycling of UK warships overseas, with Type 22 frigate HMS Cornwall the last to be broken down in-country, more than a decade ago.
AUKUS update: new challenge in undersea communications

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | John Hill

AUKUS partners will broaden their technology focus with a new competition for naval suppliers to advance underwater communications. This will be the second technology focus to come under the Pillar II initiative, a platform that advances emerging defence capabilities among Australia, the UK and the US. The first of these challenges was focused on Electronic Warfare.
Pakistan Navy inducts fourth OPV PNS Yamama

1 week ago | naval-technology.com | Upasana Mukherjee

The Pakistan Navy has officially inducted PNS Yamama, its fourth and latest offshore patrol vessel (OPV), into its fleet at the Jinnah Naval Base Ormara. PNS Yamama is engineered to perform a wide spectrum of maritime tasks, encompassing both security and non-combatant military roles. Constructed at Damen Shipyard in Romania, the vessel measures roughly 85 metres in length, can reach speeds up to 22 knots, and has an operational range of 5,000 nautical miles.