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Irving Shipbuilding cuts steel for Canadian Coast Guard’s 1st AOPS
Irving Shipbuilding has cut steel for the seventh Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the first of two for the Canadian Coast Guard’s fleet.
Keel laid for US Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class oiler
The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, on 8 August. A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction
Royal Navy: UK’s biggest warship is all systems go
HMS Prince of Wales, the UK’s biggest warship, is all systems go and primed for front-line duties, as it returns home to Portsmouth after the upgrade.
Singapore’s first Invincible-class submarine delivered
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s Invincible-class submarine, Impeccable, was delivered in Singapore in a ceremony held at RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base on 20 July.
US Navy names new Navajo-class T-ATS Solomon Atkinson
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honor of Solomon Atkinson, a pioneering Navy SEAL.
HII: Keel laid for US Navy’s Virginia-class sub Oklahoma
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has laid the keel for Virginia-class attack submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802) being built for the US Navy.
Pakistan’s 4th and final Milgem-class corvette hits the water in Karachi
Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) has launched the fourth and final Milgem-class corvette for the Pakistan Navy.
Fincantieri, CABI partner on underwater vehicles and their integration on larger vessels
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and compatriot C.A.B.I. Cattaneo (CABI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the assessment of commercial and industrial cooperation in the field of underwater vehicles and their integration with larger vessels.
HII and GD BIW score deals to build nine Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
American shipbuilders Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division (HII Ingalls) and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD BIW) have been awarded contracts to build a total of nine Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Naviris, Eurosam snap up €1.5 billion deal to upgrade Horizon-class frigates
Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has awarded Naviris and Eurosam a contract for the mid-mife upgrade (MLU) of the French and Italian Horizon-class frigates.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali inks deal to build up to six next-gen OPVs for Italian Navy
As part of the Italian Navy OPV acquisition programme Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN) has signed a contract with the Italian Secretariat General of Defence and National Armaments Directorate for the construction of three next-generation offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
PHOTOS: UK’s Type 45 destroyer back on front-line duties after major overhaul
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless has completed a large-scale exercise off the coast of Colombia – marking a return to full front-line action after a major overhaul.
DMC to provide steering equipment for Chilean Navy’s LPDs
Wärtsilä has awarded Damen Marine Components (DMC) a contract to provide steering equipment to two landing platform docks (LPD) of the Chilean Navy being built at Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (ASMAR).
Keel laid for Polish Navy’s first SIGINT ship
The keel laying ceremony for the first of the two new Polish signals intelligence ships took place today at Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A., located in Gdansk, Poland.