Austal USA has been awarded a $450 million (approx. A$670 million) contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat to expand production capacity at its US shipyard in support of the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB).
The US Navy has commissioned the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796) in a traditional ceremony held at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey.
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a £60 million contract to upgrade the Royal Navy’s autonomous Sting Ray lightweight torpedo.
The Canadian Coast Guard has made a significant advancement in its partnership with the Norwegian Coast Guard through the signing of a new Letter of Intent (LOI) to support marine safety. The agreement is expected to bolster their operational cooperation and is “a key milestone” in the collaborative
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has been contracted to provide its propulsion package for Royal Navy’s new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships.
French defense company Naval Group and the Netherlands have signed an industrial cooperation agreement (ICA) related to the contract for the Replacement Netherlands Submarine Capability (RNSC) program.
Canadian Federal Fleet Services has revealed the acquisition of four AI-based virtual agronomist systems to grow and harvest fresh vegetables onboard its combat support ship Asterix.
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) was commissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, on September 7, 2024.
Thales and PIT RADWAR have signed an MoU aimed at exploring and undertaking common technical, technological and business activities to address a broad range of radar technologies.
UAE-based technology and defense company EDGE Group has signed a strategic partnership contract with the Brazilian Navy to complete the full development of the navy’s National Anti-Ship Missile (MANSUP) by the end of 2025. The contract will see EDGE Group, together with smart weapons specialist SIAT
Austal USA has launched the U.S. Navy’s 15th expeditionary fast transport (EPF) USNS Point Loma at the company’s shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Alabama.
German companies thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and NVL have signed a cooperation agreement and established a joint venture to work on the construction of the future F127 frigates for the German Navy. The agreement, signed at SMM 2024 maritime trade fair in Hamburg, will see the two companies jointly r
Austal USA has started construction on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) at its Mobile, Alabama, ship manufacturing facility.
A 40,000-ton logistics support vessel of the U.S. Navy has entered Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard in South Korea for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.
