
The Ministry of Defense of Oman has signed a contract with Marsun Public Company of Thailand for the construction of four landing craft.

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of the KDX-II Class Destroyers Product Improvement Program.

Australia has released the 2024 Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Plan, which outlines the government’s record investment of up to $159 billion over the next decade.

The second patrol icebreaker of Project 23550, Nikolay Zubov, under construction at the Admiralty Shipyards in Saint Petersburg, was launched on December 25, 2024.

Secretary of the US Navy Carlos Del Toro has revealed that a future Constellation-class guided missile Frigate, FFG 69, will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock.

OCCAR has delivered the first maritime mine countermeasures (MMCM) system to France.

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has held a naming and launching ceremony for Mogami-class frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

The US Coast Guard/US Navy Integrated Program Office has received approval for the construction of the nation’s first polar security cutter (PSC).

Airbus subsidiary Airbus DS Airborne Solutions (ADAS) and its long-term partner Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have secured a deal to continue providing uncrewed aerial maritime surveillance services to Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

Turkish shipbuilder Dearsan Shipyard has held keel-laying ceremonies for two 50-meter fast attack craft (FAC) being built for the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF).

The US Navy Submarine Force’s newest attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797) was delivered to the navy on December 22, 2024.

Type 23 frigate HMS Portland has become the second Royal Navy warship to be fitted with naval strike missiles (NSMs) developed by Norwegian supplier of defense systems Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

American defense firm Lockheed Martin has been awarded undefinitized, firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract for the production and delivery of 145 F-35 full rate production (FRP) Lot 18 aircraft.

Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has inked a contract with compatriot design, engineering, and support service provider Nevesbu for the platform engineering scope of the Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) frigate for Colombia.