Naval News

China is launching submarines at a pace unmatched by any other nation. Its latest design, a distinctive and innovative vessel that dispenses with the traditional sail, marks another step in the evolution of an increasingly capable and technologically advanced submarine force. With little official information available, understanding the purpose and capabilities of thi...

The future of naval shipbuilding could be described as the ability to transform proven solutions into continuously evolving platforms. Fincantieri’s FCx30 embodies this approach: a mature, flexible and future-ready surface combatant, designed to integrate new sensors, weapons and digital tools in accordance with mission requirements throughout its service life.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is expanding its shipbuilding and maritime‑defense cooperation beyond Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East into Europe. HHI has now opened its first gateway to a traditional maritime nation, Greece, by signing MOU with the Greek shipyard Skaramangas.

HD HHI press release

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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is progressing a long-term fleet renewal programme that will reshape the service’s force structure, training model, infrastructure, and sustainment architecture over the next two decades.

Speaking at the recent

On June 1, 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that the ROMULUS medium unmanned surface vessel started sea trials.

HII press release

Statement by Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division, on the U.S. Navy’s selection of HII’s ROMULUS Unmanned Surface V...