Fleet Solid Support
The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme has achieved a pivotal milestone with the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR), marking the transition from design to manufacturing for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA) next-generation support ships.
Spanish Naval Shipbuilding
With the induction of several new state-of-the-art warship classes in recent years, Navantia is continuing to showcase its global leadership in a variety of naval shipbuilding technologies.
Spain’s S-80 attack submarine programme progresses
Navantia’s shipyard in Cartagena (Murcia) has hosted (on 3 October) the naming ceremony of the S-80 submarine SPS Narciso Monturiol (S 82).
Ballistic Missile Defence
The TRS-4D LR long-range radar is used at the German Navy’s Naval Technical School in Parow (State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) as a test, reference and training facility.
UHSI32
The UHSI32 is being developed as a true game changer for future European naval operations.
The Hague 2025: NATO Adopts 5% Defence Investment Target – Ukraine Remains Strategic Partner
The Hague, 25 June 2025 – In a landmark decision, NATO Heads of State and Government agreed to significantly increase their defence investment. At the summit in The Hague, the 32 member states adopted a new benchmark: by 2035, all Allies are to spend 5% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually on defence and resilience.
EU Tightens Sanctions on Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Brussels, 14 May 2025 – The European Union has adopted its 17th sanctions package against Russia, targeting the so-called “shadow fleet.”
High Energy Laser
Since Columbia University graduate student Gordon Gould and Bell Laboratories scientists Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow (among others) coined the term ‘Laser’ in the 1950’s, applications of the laser have seemed limitless. Working with these new discoveries had to be exciting, but applying hundreds of kilowatts of laser power, like the ones being used in directed energy laser systems, was not even something that could be fathomed at the time.
Heven Drones unveiled a hydrogen-powered drone for modern multi-role operations
Heven Drones, a company headquartered in Miami, Florida (USA) and specialising in hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial systems designed for complex operational environments, is introducing the Raider. This new platform is tailored to provide extended endurance, versatile payload options, and field-ready modularity, addressing critical challenges faced by modern operators.
Complex air defence
Defending against hypersonic missiles is strategically necessary, technologically possible, and fiscally affordable, but it will not be easy.