Defense company PMB Defence Engineering (PMB) has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to test and qualify its battery system for the UK’s nuclear submarines.
One of the US Navy’s newest attack submarines, the future USS IDAHO (SSN 799), was launched from General Dynamics Electric Boat’s shipyard into the Thames River on August 6, 2024.
Global power systems company Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to provide its mission bay handling system (MBHS) for the second batch of Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates.
HMAS Sydney, the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class destroyer which was commissioned in 2020, has fired a Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) for the first time.
The Brazilian Navy, the procurement agency EMGEPRON, and the company Águas Azuis, which was founded by thyssenkrupp, Embraer Defense & Security, and Atech, have held a christening ceremony for the Brazilian Navy’s first Tamandaré-class frigate.
The US Navy has christened the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) Flight II configurations, at a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama.
The Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval, Marítima y Fluvial (COTECMAR) and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for technical support and the supply of components for the construction of the Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES – Strategic Surface Plat
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have reached another significant AUKUS milestone, with the signing of an agreement to enable cooperation that is essential to Australia’s capacity to safely build, operate and maintain a conventionally‑armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability.
The Canadian Coast Guard has dedicated one more Bay Class high-endurance search and rescue lifeboat into service.
BAE Systems’ new shipbuilding hall, set to transform shipbuilding in Glasgow, has officially been named the Janet Harvey Hall.
Norwegian davit supplier Vestdavit has landed a contract to deliver high-specification davits for six multi-purpose vessels to be built for the Canadian Coast Guard at Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver.
Austal USA has successfully launched the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), the last ship of the US Navy’s Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) program.
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has signed a contract with the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety for the delivery of two ASD tugboats to add to its fleet carrying out life-saving, search & rescue and salvage operations in Turkish waters.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture owned by Fincantieri and Leonardo, has received notification from the Italian Navy that it has exercised its option for the construction of the fourth next-generation patrol vessel and the related logistical support.
