Kongsberg Maritime wants to convert commercial fishing trawlers into unmanned Type 92 submarine hunters, giving the British Royal Navy vessels capable of operating for roughly 60 days near an Arctic route used by Russian submarines.
Japan and the United States are expanding troop education, orientation briefings and police patrols after a Marine’s indictment in an Okinawa murder case, while the island’s governor demands broader changes to the Status of Forces Agreement.
Dutch startup Optics11 says dozens of navies are discussing its optical fiber sensing systems, with around 35 paid trials expected this year as the company expands secretive underwater monitoring technology, software and local partnerships across multiple regions.
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment eliminated its minimum flight hour threshold for applicants, widening eligibility as an experienced Black Hawk pilot warns that the Army’s broader aviation talent pool is steadily shrinking.
Neros will use a $450 million conditional Pentagon loan and $165 million of its own funding to expand American drone component production, with roughly 80% of each drone’s dollar value expected to be manufactured internally by late next year.
Previously unavailable government records resolved the final eight unknown USS Indianapolis cases, but investigators found no documentation showing the sailors’ families were notified. The Legacy Organization is now searching for relatives to provide long delayed answers.
France’s €1.5 billion IRIS program will replace its existing CSO military satellites with two advanced spacecraft offering faster access to extremely high resolution visible and infrared imagery, while preserving the country’s sovereign intelligence capability beyond 2035.
Hegseth’s 33 directives reshape military service colleges through faculty changes, Artificial Intelligence war games and a sharper focus on preparing future leaders to achieve victory rather than accept defeat or stalemate.