Market update
Melting ice is rewriting Arctic naval requirements
2nd September 2026
As the High North opens to shipping, navies face rising demand for icebreakers, ASW vessels, uncrewed systems and surveillance assets far beyond the submarine fleet.
2nd September 2026
As the High North opens to shipping, navies face rising demand for icebreakers, ASW vessels, uncrewed systems and surveillance assets far beyond the submarine fleet.
28th August 2026
New Zealand’s evaluation of the Mogami and Arrowhead 140 frigate designs reflects a wider push for alliance interoperability, and points to a larger recapitalisation of the Royal New Zealand Navy fleet beyond the current programme.
At DSEI 2025, James Gray, Managing Director and CEO of Raytheon UK (part of RTX), outlines the company’s century-long presence in the UK and its evolving role across defence, aerospace, cyber, and tra...
At DSEI 2025, Controp representatives outline how artificial intelligence is being integrated with electro-optical payloads to improve decision-making and operational efficiency across land, air, and ...
At DSEI 2025, Red Cat outlines its expansion from UAVs into uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), positioning itself as a multi-domain defence provider spanning land, sea, and air.
Intelsat outlines how its multi-orbit SATCOM architecture is enhancing connectivity and resilience for special operations forces operating in degraded and contested environments.
15th June 2022
The future Type 212CD submarines will benefit from integrating iXblue inertial navigation systems, the company revealed at Eurosatory 2022.
11th June 2022
Motivated by Russian aggression against Ukraine, more NATO allies and partner countries than expected joined the recent Neptune Shield 2022 vigilance activity.
10th June 2022
In this bonus episode of the Shephard Defence Podcast, we bring you the first episode from the latest series of the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast.
10th June 2022
New frigates for the Spanish Navy will be powered by a system including the LM2500 marine gas turbine.
10th June 2022
The new physics-based simulator allows users to test and validate training techniques, platforms and countermeasures in a high-fidelity virtual environment.
9th June 2022
Raytheon’s subsidiary, SEAKR Engineering, has demonstrated the ability for data transfer between two satellites in orbit.
9th June 2022
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US (TECRO) has requested spare parts and related equipment for surface vessels operated by the Republic …
9th June 2022
Research from Dstl explored how a laser weapon could be deployed on the mast of a submarine.
8th June 2022
Aker Arctic Technology has contracted Kongsberg Maritime to supply propellers for the four future Finnish corvettes.
8th June 2022
A new UAS solution offers submarines an aerial picture beyond what is typically provided by protruding masts.
8th June 2022
Work will support the UK RN’s development of fully autonomous Minehunting capabilities.
8th June 2022
French Navy celebrates the first of its new Barracuda-class nuclear submarines entering service.
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