
The French Navy destroyer Chevalier Paul and aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle have conducted firing exercise using Aster surface-to-air missiles.

The US Navy has scheduled to demonstrate re-arming the vertical launch system (VLS) aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) at Naval Air Station North Island and in the San Diego Harbor.

Dutch maritime technology provider Nevesbu, in close cooperation with prime contractor PT LEN Industri, has conducted the platform systems integration engineering on the Indonesian Navy’s multi-role light frigate KRI Usman Harun.

British technology and advanced maritime manufacturing company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) and marine engineering consultancy Steller Systems have entered into formal collaboration to further enhance Kraken K50 program.

The keel for US Navy’s future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS 8) was ceremonially laid at Bollinger Houma Shipyards on 3 October.

Defence company Babcock International has been awarded the contract to deliver, install and provide in-service support for Royal Navy’s Ardent Wolf program.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a new construction agreement with Australian shipbuilder Birdon to provide classification services and statutory approval for the Royal Australian Navy’s Young Endeavour replacement.

The UK will procure two new multi-role survey ships for seabed warfare, the country’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced while speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

Ultra Sonobuoy Systems has been selected for a Multiple Award Delivery Order Contract (MADOC), under which the company will supply the US Navy with next-generation sonobuoys for the next five years.

The UK and Poland have signed a Statement of Intent to collaborate on the procurement and operation of three Arrowhead-140 (British Type 31) frigates.

Defence company Austal Australia has taken possession of a de-commissioned Armidale-class patrol boat (ACPB), former HMAS Maitland, from the Commonwealth of Australia, to begin planning, modification, and test and evaluation of autonomous and remotely operated systems.

The US Navy’s first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), departed from Naval Station Norfolk on its first deployment to conduct operations and training exercises alongside NATO allies and partners throughout the Atlantic

The Vertex Company, a Mississippi-based defense and space manufacturing company, has been awarded a contract valued up to $280 million to maintain the U.S. Navy’s aircraft used to train naval aviators and naval flight officers by the Chief of Naval Air Training, or CNATRA.

Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc (Ultra) has secured an initial three-ship set production order from Lockheed Martin Canada for the supply of hull-mounted sonars (HMS) for the Canadian surface combatant (CSC) ship.