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Austal USA and Saildrone team up to build autonomous USVs
American companies Austal USA and Saildrone have entered into a strategic partnership to build autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles.
Royal Navy: Mechanical fault on HMS Prince of Wales may impact ship’s program
The Royal Navy has issued a statement regarding a recent mechanical issue which happened onboard Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales while en route to its Atlantic mission.
Lockheed nets $503M to deliver 12 MH-60R helicopters to Australia
Defence company Lockheed Martin has been awarded a firm-fixed-price order for the production and delivery of 12 MH-60R aircraft for the Commonwealth of Australia.
HII gets combat systems availability contract for US Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer
American shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has revealed that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division received a contract from the US Navy to begin the combat systems availability for the Zumwalt-class destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002).
Construction of Australia’s Hunter-class frigates hits important milestone
Australia’s defence shipbuilding program continues to make progress at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia with the completion of the first steel block of the Hunter-class frigates.
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier soon to enter service
The Indian Navy is preparing to commission its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on 2 September.
Türkiye bans Brazilian Navy’s retired aircraft carrier from entering the country
Brazilian Navy’s aircraft carrier Sao Paulo is banned from entering Turkish waters after the country’s officials requested a new inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) following alerts from numerous environmental organizations.
US Navy’s cruisers transit Taiwan Strait
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on 28 August.
British aircraft carrier breaks down en route to US
Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has broken down off the south coast shortly after leaving Portsmouth Naval Base for a mission off the coast of North America and in the Caribbean.
UK sending underwater drones to Ukraine to help detect Russian mines
The UK is giving underwater drones to Ukraine and training Ukrainian personnel in Britain to help detect Russian mines in the waters off its coast, the government officials revealed.
HII lays keel of US Navy’s new aircraft carrier Enterprise
American shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries has laid the keel of US Navy’s aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division.
German Naval Yards unveils new corvette design
Shipyard group German Naval Yards will unveil its new corvette design for the first time at this year’s SMM 2022 in Hamburg from September 6-9.
Australia’s HMAS Canberra wraps up Pacific deployment
Royal Australian Navy’s landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra is heading back to her home port in Sydney after almost three months at sea on a regional presence deployment through the Pacific.
Royal Bahrain Navy assumes command of Arabian Gulf task force
The Kuwait Naval Force handed over the command of a multinational naval task force to the Royal Bahrain Naval Force during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy base in Manama, Bahrain, August 25.