
Italian defence company Leonardo has delivered the sixth and final upgraded naval unit Al Taweelah to the Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF).

The commissioning ceremony of the Pakistan Navy’s indigenously designed and constructed fast attack craft Missile PNS Haibat took place on 31 March in Karachi.

The Avante 2200 corvette Al-Jubail, the first of five corvettes for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has been commissioned.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched the fourth Al Zubarah-class corvette of four vessels ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence under the national naval acquisition program.

US Navy’s 5th Fleet and the Israeli Navy kicked off a 10-day maritime exercise on 27 March that will take place in and off the coast of Israel.

Royal Navy warships, together with the US Navy and French Navy, have joined Omani forces for their largest naval exercise.

BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Barzan Maintenance Shield and the Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF) to develop Warship Support and Naval Base Management Services for the QENF.

Agosta 90B-class submarine PNS/M HAMZA (S-139), modernized by Turkish defence firm STM for the Pakistan Navy, managed to hit and sink a decommissioned frigate with a single torpedo shot.

Defence company Leonardo has signed an agreement to develop a naval operation center for coordinating operations at sea for the Qatari Emiri Navy.

The Pakistan Navy conducted live weapon firing of anti-ship missiles and torpedoes in the North Arabian Sea on 13 March to demonstrate combat readiness. During the exercise, the navy’s ship, aircraft and submarine successfully hit their intended targets “re-affirming PN’s warfighting capability and

Shipbuilding company Israel Shipyards has signed a contract with an undisclosed African country to supply two new landing ships.

Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia and Saudi Zamil Offshore Service Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide services for Avante 2200 corvettes in Saudi Arabia.