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11 April

Second US Aircraft Carrier Has Reached Middle East

A second American aircraft carrier has reached the Middle East, where Washington's forces are carrying out air strikes against Houthi rebels.

10 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Epirus Unveils Microwave Weapon to Kill Emerging Sea Drones

US defense firm Epirus has unveiled a high-power microwave system capable of neutralizing manned and unmanned surface vessels.

10 April

Giulia Bernacchi

L3Harris and Partners to Develop First Saudi-Made Unmanned Vessels

L3Harris, SAMI-L3Harris Joint Venture, and Zamil Shipyards have partnered to design one of the first “Saudi-made” unmanned surface vessels.

10 April

250405-N-UM744-1005- Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) man the rails during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. on April 5, 2025. SSN 797, the third U.S. Navy vessel to be named for “The Hawkeye State”, operates under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR, whose primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy’s 24th Virginia-Class Submarine ‘Iowa’ Enters Service

The US Navy has commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast attack submarine at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.

9 April

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64)

Ronald Watkins

LightPath to Supply Infrared Cameras for US Navy Shipboard Program

LightPath Technologies, through subsidiary G5 Infrared, has secured a $2.2 million contract for infrared cameras from L3Harris Technologies.

9 April

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Accepts First Lionfish Underwater Drones From HII

HII has delivered the first Lionfish small unmanned underwater systems to the US Navy as part of a government contract signed in 2023.

9 April

Finnish company Marine Alutech Oy Ab's multi-purpose attack boat.

Giulia Bernacchi

Lithuania Buys Two Multi-Purpose Attack Boats From Finland

Lithuania has signed a contract to acquire two multi-purpose attack boats from Finnish manufacturer Marine Alutech Oy Ab.

8 April

Surveyor-class Uncrewed Surface Vehicle equipped with BlueSentry sonar payload.

Giulia Bernacchi

Thales Australia, Saildrone Integrate Sonar Payload Into Uncrewed Vehicle

Thales Australia has integrated its BlueSentry thin-line towed sonar array into the Surveyor-class uncrewed surface vehicle developed Saildrone.

8 April

The lead Navajo towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6)

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Christens Sixth US Navy Navajo T-ATS Ship

Austal USA has christened the US Navy’s sixth Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue vessel, the USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), in Mobile, Alabama.

8 April

An unmanned surface vehicle is craned aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), as a part of the first embarkation of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package, April 23. The MCM mission package is an integrated suite of unmanned maritime systems and sensors which locates, identifies, and destroys mines in the littorals while increasing the ship’s standoff distance from the threat area. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Accepts Anti-Mine USVs From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has handed over the first mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles to the US Navy as part of a contract signed in 2022.

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