The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £4.2 billion ($7.37 billion) contract to BAE Systems to manufacture the next five City Class Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy.

Exail, formerly ECA Group, has signed an MoU with Australian company Solutions from Silicon to collaborate on providing navies with advanced MCM mission management capabilities.

Austal Australia has delivered the third of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPBs) to the Royal Australian Navy.

The Royal New Zealand Navy released a Request for Tender on October 21st to replace its fleet of Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats.

The Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT) will help develop knowledge across Industry and Navy about the ‘logistics of autonomy’ as it explores the operation of larger Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USV).

Defence capability in Western Australia will be strengthened, with NSM (Australia) Pty Ltd appointed as the Regional Maintenance Provider for Defence’s new Regional Maintenance Centre West.

CASG has selected EM Solutions to carry out Introduction into Service and Support Services for the Royal Australian Navy’s existing fleet of Cobra Maritime Satellite Communications (SATCOM) terminals.

BAE Systems Australia has secured a $45 million, three year contract extension with the Commonwealth to provide in-service periscope support for the six Collins Class submarines.

AML3D has announced a purchase contract with BAE Systems Australia to investigate the feasibility and prototyping of components to support the Hunter class frigate program.

BAE Systems Australia has awarded WA-based company VEEM a $1.76m contract to manufacture two prototype propeller blades and a propeller hub under the guidance of Original Equipment Manufacturer Kongsberg Maritime.

Exail and Mission Systems, an Australian SME, have entered into a technological partnership in the field of mine countermeasures.

The US State Department has approved the sale of MH-60R sustainment items and services to Australia for an estimated cost of US$162 million.

The government has signed a six-year contract with BAE Systems to take on a new sustainment role designed to optimise the capability of the RAN's Hobart class destroyers.

Defence has quietly created a new group to oversee naval shipbuilding and sustainment.

The Australian Government has signed a $322 million, five-year contract with Raytheon Australia to provide in-service support for the Collins class submarine combat system during Australia’s transition to nuclear-powered submarines.

Birdon America Inc. has been awarded a US$1.187 billion ($1.6 billion) contract to design and build 27 Waterways Commerce Cutters for the US Coast Guard.