Survey ship HMS Echo’s 20-year Royal Navy career formally ended on 30 June at a decommissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base.
American shipbuilding company Austal USA has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $3.3 billion for the detailed design and construction of up to 11 offshore patrol cutters (OPCs) for the US Coast Guard (USCG).
The US Navy launched the 28th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime exercise, on 29 June.
On 30 June, at the French Embassy in Greece, French shipbuilding company Naval Group gathered Hellenic industrial partners to sign key contracts and teaming agreements for the Hellenic Navy’s FDI frigate program.
The UK has announced an increased contribution to NATO by sending more naval vessels to ensure that the Alliance is able to respond at pace and determine stability across Europe in the decades to come, according to UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.
Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku Oy has signed an agreement with the Finnish Border Guard to build two new multi-purpose patrol vessels.
The keel for the fifth Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, has been laid at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax shipyard.
General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics has been awarded $600 million in US Navy contract modifications for long-lead-time material to support the construction of the seventh and eighth ships in the John Lewis-class fleet oiler (T-AO) program, as well as the sixth ship in the Exped
The Turkish Navy’s landing platform dock (LPD) Anadolu, designed by Navantia and built at Sedef Shipyard, has conducted its official sea acceptance tests (SATs).
Indian shipbuilding company Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) has held a keel-laying ceremony for the seventh and final P17A frigate for the Indian Navy.
In an effort to help Ukraine to better protect its coastline, waterways, and ports, the US will provide the country with a range of defense articles, including 23 welded-aluminum military vessels built by Louisiana-based Metal Shark.
Marine davit manufacturer Vestdavit secured a contract for a new telescopic davit, which will be installed on Danish Navy’s Absalon and Iver-class frigates.
The Brazilian Navy, EMGEPRON, and Águas Azuis have presented a verification model of the future Tamandare-class frigate, marking an important milestone in the Brazilian Navy’s new frigate program.
German defence company NLV Group has revealed that the German Navy’s first K130 (Braunschweig-class) corvette kicked off sea trials.
