
Augsburg-based propulsion specialist RENK has received an order to provide gearboxes and electric propulsion systems for four new F126 frigates for the German Navy.

Two of the world’s major navies joined forces, the Royal Navy and Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), have teamed up to conduct drills off the Dorset coast.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), a subsidiary of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, has awarded US-based engineering firm Philadelphia Gear a contract option to deliver the main reduction gears (MRGs) for the future USS Congress (FFG-63), the second frigate in the Constellation class of ships.

The US Navy has concluded its annual training exercise Valiant Shield following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace, which included sinking of decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Vandegrift.

Shipbuilder Austal USA has been awarded the detailed design and construction (DD&C) contract valued at $128 million for the US Navy auxiliary floating dry dock medium (AFDM).

Sixteen NATO allies and partner nations concluded the 51st iteration of Baltic Operations 2022 (BALTOPS22) in Kiel, Germany, on 17 June.

German Navy’s Bremen-class frigate Lübeck has returned home from the Aegean Sea, where the vessel was on its final mission as part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2).

The Indian Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for the fourth Sandhayak-class large survey vessel (SVL) and second and third ships of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) shallow water craft (SWC) at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) shipyard.

The US Navy has christened the future USS John Basilone (DDG 122) during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.

German shipbuilder NVL Group, formerly Lürssen Defence, has laid the keel of the first of two multipurpose modular patrol vessels (MMPV) for the Bulgarian Navy in Varna.

The Royal Navy continues its commitment to delivering the latest technology to the frontline of operations by cooperating with global technology giants, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The commanding officer of US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), Cmdr. Peter Lesaca, was relieved of command on 14 June.

American shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has revealed that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division received a contract from the US Navy to conduct construction activities for amphibious transport dock LPD 32.

China launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier on 17 June at Jiangnan Shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Group (CSSC0).