
On 13 March, as part of the AUKUS trilateral agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, it was announced that BAE Systems will help Australia to acquire its first nuclear-powered submarines.

Thales Australia and Orbis Sibro have entered into an agreement to collaborate on the advancement of maritime sustainment operations in support of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at Fleet Base East, Garden Island, Sydney.

The US Navy accepted delivery of the next-generation landing craft, ship to shore connector (SSC), landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 105, on 8 March.

Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba achieved a milestone while undergoing training off the coast of Western Australia.

The Australian Navy has welcomed the arrival of the first Ocius BlueBottle uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).

Vard Group and Ulstein Verft, two companies in the Norwegian maritime cluster, have teamed up to participate in the competition for the award of a strategic frame agreement for modification and maintenance of the Norwegian Armed Forces frigates in the Fridtjof Nansen class.

Bollinger Shipyards has kicked off the construction of a new US Navy’s Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS).

Kongsberg Maritime announces the sale of six sets of controllable pitch propeller systems to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for installation in six new 94-metre offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Philippine Navy.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has held a commissioning ceremony for the navy’s fourth Mogami-class frigate.

Maritime forces from nations around the world, along with several international organizations, kicked off the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2023 (CE23) with an opening ceremony held at the Coast Guard Training Center in Djibouti on 5 March.

The sailors, ships, squadrons and staff of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) commenced their final deployment certification exercise, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), on 2 March.

Companies Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and Ocean Aero have initiated a strategic agreement to advance the combined capabilities of their respective unmanned maritime platforms and autonomy software solutions.

Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Maurice Jester to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida.

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main propulsion machinery, as well as a range of other equipment and systems for two new 110-metre long amphibious transport vessels being built for the Chilean Navy.