
The US Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first Constellation-class frigate USS Constellation (FFG 62) in Wisconsin.

The keel laying ceremony of Finnish Navy’s first Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette was held at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard on April 11, 2024.

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval has partnered up with compatriot water treatment supplier Hatenboer-Water on all freshwater systems on board the four anti-submarine warfare frigates (ASWF) that Damen Naval is building for the Netherlands and Belgium.

The Brazilian Navy and Embraer have signed a partnership agreement to develop on-board surface search and coastal surveillance radars.

Belgian Defense has ordered six R7 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from Exail, a UK-based high-tech company specializing in robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and photonics technologies.

Royal Navy Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel HMS Trent has seized drugs with a street value of £16.7 million (about $21.2 million) in two separate blows to drug runners in the Caribbean.

The U.S. Navy turned over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 to the Italian Navy during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters on April 3.

UK-based surveillance and fire control provider Chess Dynamics has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems Maritime Australia to supply its SeaEagle FCEO surveillance systems for the first batch of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter class frigates.

Dutch shipyard Damen Naval has contracted German equipment provider RENK to supply the gearbox systems for the new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates being built for the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Belgian Navy.

US-headquartered marine solutions provider Caterpillar Marine has joined forces with compatriot tech company Serco to work on a new No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) medium unmanned surface vessel.

French shipbuilder Naval Group and Indonesian shipbuilding company PT PAL have signed a contract with Indonesia for two Scorpène evolved full lithium-ion battery (LiB) submarines.

The U.S. Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) program has reached a milestone after several industry teams completed extended reliability demonstrations of four different engine configurations.

Kraken Technology Group, a British maritime technology company, and California-based software development firm Auterion have formed a strategic partnership to exponentially develop autonomous capabilities in the high-performance littoral security boat sector.

South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured a $463 million order to build four vessels for the Peruvian Navy together with Peru’s state-owned shipbuilder SIMA Peru.