On October 6, 2026, France's Ministry of Defence announced the successful completion of the M51 ballistic missile's M51.3 version from SSBN Le Vigilant.
On October 6, 2026, the U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced Arsenal-2, a new software-defined shipyard backed by a $3.7 billion private capital investment by Anduril Industries.
Textron Systems Corporation announced it was awarded a $230M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce two Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) craft.