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Austal kicks off construction of US Navy’s AFDM
Austal USA has started construction of the US Navy’s Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM) at the company’s Gulf Coast ship manufacturing facility.

BAE Systems scores £270mln deal to support Royal Navy’s radars
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a 10 year contract worth £270 million to support the Royal Navy’s three main radar systems: Artisan, Sampson, and Long Range Radar (LRR).

Fincantieri inks service contract for German Navy’s submarines
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a contract with the Directorate of Naval Armaments of the Secretariat General of Defence / National Armaments Directorate for on-demand servicing of German Navy submarines.

UK’s warship trio protects world’s largest warship in Arctic exercise
The Royal Navy has recently formed a protective ring of steel around the world’s largest warship in the Arctic Circle during combined security exercises in the high north.

Babcock, Hanwha Ocean join forces on Canadian submarine project
Shipbuilder Babcock Canada has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with Hanwha Ocean to collaborate on the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP).

TKMS and Mazagon Dock team up on India’s new non-nuclear submarines
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited on the intended construction of conventional, air-independent-propulsion submarines on 7 June.

Keel laid for US Navy’s LPD Flight II USS Pittsburgh
The keel for the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division, on 2 June.

Northrop Grumman delivers first upgraded E-6B Mercury to US Navy
Northrop Grumman Corporation has revealed that the first E-6B Mercury Aircraft has been successfully delivered back to the U.S. Navy after an upgrade.

Construction starts on Italian Navy’s 2nd U212NFS submarine
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has revealed that production work started on Italian Navy’s second U212NFS submarine.

VIDEO: UK’s warship destroys drone during Formidable Shield 23
A Royal Navy warship destroyed a jet drone during the world’s largest test of naval and missile defences.

Croatian Navy orders Vestdavit’s PLAR-4000 davit for its OPVs
The Croatian Navy has returned to Vestdavit for a repeat order of the latter’s PLAR-4000 davit for retrofitting on an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) after seeing its proven reliability on a range of operational missions.

Fincantieri, partners offer Vigilance-class OPV design to Canada
Fincantieri and its subsidiary Vard signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada and SH Defense, to establish the collaboration that will propose the Vigilance-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Austal splashes 6th evolved Cape-class patrol boat for RAN
Shipbuilding company Austal has launched the sixth evolved Cape-class patrol vessel for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Kraken Robotics secures deal for KATFISH minehunting tech
Kraken Robotics has secured a contract to supply high-resolution seabed mapping sonar equipment to a navy in Asia-Pacific.