
Austal USA has been awarded a $91 million fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price type contract for the construction of three Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700 class craft.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been awarded contract by the Polish Ministry of National Defence to deliver four NSM (Naval Strike Missile) Coastal Defence System (CDS) squadrons.

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), the 11th ship of its class, was decommissioned after more than 35 years of naval service during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, on 1 September.

Britain’s biggest warship HMS Prince of Wales has sailed for its autumn deployment, pushing the limits of aircraft carrier operations with drones, fifth-generation stealth fighters, tilt-rotors and helicopters.

PT PAL in Indonesia has held a keel laying ceremony for the first of two new frigates for the Indonesian Navy, which are based on Arrowhead 140 design.

Mahendragiri, the Indian Navy’s last Project 17A frigate, was launched today at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai.

Irving Shipbuilding has delivered HMCS William Hall, Canadian Navy’s fourth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) in the new DeWolf class.

VIKING Norsafe Life-saving Equipment HELLAS has secured orders from Greece’s Ministry of Shipping & Island Policy to deliver 31 patrol boats and three high-speed boats to the Hellenic Coast Guard.

Thales, through a contract with Naval Group, has been selected to provide through-life support for the French Navy’s multi-mission frigates (FREMM).

The US Navy has christen the Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the future USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6).

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $154.8 million contract modification for the modernization of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000).

RWM Italia S.p.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rheinmetall AG in Italy, has won an order from the Commonwealth of Australia to deliver a significant quantity of smart sea mines.

The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), a $2.7 billion contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K helicopters, the largest procurement to date for this multi-mission aircraft.

The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) for the acquisition of five fleet support ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy.