The keel for the Finnish Navy’s second Pohjanmaa-class corvette in the Squadron 2020 Project was laid at the Rauma Shipyard on May 8, 2025.
American classification society ABS and South Korean heavyweight HD Hyundai have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that opens the door for joint development projects to develop international naval ships.
Norwegian equipment supplier Vestdavit has secured an order to deliver multiple davits and painter booms for a series of French Navy’s offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
The Royal Australian Navy has welcomed two more evolved Cape-class patrol boats into commissioned service in a ceremony at the homeport of HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin.
Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has signed a cooperation agreement with the UK’s BAE Systems aimed at fostering further close industrial collaboration to support the defense requirements of Norway and the United Kingdom.
H&B Defence, a joint venture between HII and Babcock, has secured its first contract to enhance supply chain capabilities for the global AUKUS alliance through the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification Pilot Program.
French shipbuilding major Naval Group has strengthened its commitment in favor of the Greek defense industry through the signature of new partnership agreements with six Hellenic companies in the frame of the Hellenic Industrial Participation (HIP) plan.
Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has signed a contract with Portuguese defence technology company EID for the delivery of the integrated communications control system (ICCS) for the Columbian PES (Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie) frigate project.
The fourth ship in the second batch of German Navy K130 corvettes (Braunschweig class) was christened at Blohm+Voss’ shipyard in Hamburg on May 8, 2025.
Turkish defense major STM has revealed that the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), STM NETA, is conducting sea trials.
The US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has air-launched a solid fuel integral rocket ramjet (SFIRR) from an unmanned vehicle for the first time, making an important step toward modernizing missile technology.
German shipbuilding major thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has signed a contract with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) for the construction of two additional Type 218SG submarines.
Indian shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered the new anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC) to the Indian Navy.
Local shipbuilder PGZ Stocznia Wojenna (PGZ) has started the construction of the second Miecznik-class frigate being built for the Polish Navy.
