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HMS Prince of Wales, UK’s biggest warship, departs on autumn deployment
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.

Keel laid for Indonesian Navy’s 1st Arrowhead 140 frigate
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.

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

Canadian Navy welcomes 4th AOPS HMCS William Hall
Irving Shipbuilding has delivered HMCS William Hall, Canadian Navy’s fourth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) in the new DeWolf class.

Viking scores big, nets order for 34 boats for Hellenic Coast Guard
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, Naval Group to support France’s multi-mission FREMM frigates
Thales, through a contract with Naval Group, has been selected to provide through-life support for the French Navy’s multi-mission frigates (FREMM).

US Navy christens 1st in a class of new towing, salvage and rescue ships
The US Navy has christen the Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the future USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6).

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

Australia orders smart sea mines from Rheinmetall
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.

Sikorsky nets $2.7 bln deal to build 35 CH-53K helicopters for US Navy
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.

Hindustan Shipyard signs deal for India’s five fleet support ships
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.

CAES wins $200mln deal for US Navy’s SPY-6 radar
CAES, a provider of mission-critical advanced RF technology, has won a $200 million follow-on, full-rate hardware production and sustainment award from Raytheon, an RTX business, for the US Navy’s SPY-6 radar.

Wärtsilä’s propulsion solutions picked for Brazilian Navy’s polar vessel
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main power generation and power conversion system for a new Antarctic support vessel being built for the Brazilian Navy.

Marine Jet Power gets to work on Taiwan Navy’s Tuo Chiang-class corvettes
Marine Jet Power (MJP), a pioneer in waterjet propulsion systems, along with UDC Marine, MJP’s authorized representative in Taiwan, has announced the continuation of the strategic partnership with Lungteh Shipyard to produce more Tuo Chiang-class corvettes for Taiwan.