
John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) delivered to the US Navy in San Diego on December 10, 2024.

Shipbuilder Freire Shipyard has signed its first contract with the Spanish Navy’s Logistics Support Command for the construction of a new diver support vessel.

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Spanish company Navantia for the construction of three additional Avante 2200 corvettes.

INS Tushil (F 70), the latest multi-role stealth-guided Talwar-class missile frigate, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on December 9, 2024.

Northrop Grumman has started the production of the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for the French Navy at the company’s St. Augustine manufacturing facility.

US shipbuilder HII has christened Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) for the US Navy at its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval has signed a contract with classification society Lloyd’s Register on the Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) frigate for Colombia.

Germany’s Port of Hamburg has received its first hybrid police boat which is expected to help it achieve the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2040.

Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $590 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Navy for the next-generation jammer mid-band (NGJ-MB) system.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) systems for its Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program.

Austal Australia has delivered the 22nd Guardian-class patrol boat to Australian Department of Defense at a ceremony held at Henderson shipyard.

Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have signed an agreement to deepen collaborative studies aimed at expanding the capabilities of the C-390 Millennium platform for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, with a focus on maritime patrol.

Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku has started the construction of Finnish Border Guard’s second patrol vessel.

Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Hindustan Shipbuilding to supply its electric replenishment-at-sea (RAS) equipment for the Indian Navy’s Fleet Support Ships program.