
Defence firm BAE Systems Australia has revealed that twelve firms from Australia will be subcontracted to manufacture, assemble and supply thousands of valves for the first batch of three Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates.

Swedish Navy’s Gävle-class corvette HMS Gävle was handed over to the navy’s 4th Flotilla last week after undergoing a mid-life upgrade conducted by defence company Saab.

Royal Navy ships and personnel have joined a new international task force to safeguard ships in the Red Sea.

The US Navy has christened its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Beloit (LCS 29), during a ceremony held at Marinette, Wisconsin.

The UK Government has awarded defence contracts worth more than £2 billion to defence contractors BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to begin the third major phase of the future submarine nuclear deterrent program – Dreadnought.

Dutch shipbuilding company Damen Naval has signed a contract with Swedish-Swiss tech firm ABB to supply its Onboard DC Grid systems for all four F126 frigates that are under construction for the German Navy.

The Ukrainian Navy has reportedly destroyed two Russian Navy’s Raptor-class patrol boats in the Black Sea, according to a video published by officials on 8 May.

French defence company Naval Group launched the first of the four force replenishment vessels (BRF – Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force in French) of the French Navy’s FLOTLOG program.

Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan is back at sea after a major overhaul conducted by a team of specialists from defence company BAE Systems, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence, Equipment and Support organizations and the navy at Portsmouth Naval Base.

In a historic moment for the US Navy’s European and African operational region, a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Sioux City (LCS 11), deployed to the U.S. Sixth Fleet’s area of operations.

American shipbuilding, ship repair, and industrial service provider Vigor has completed a comprehensive modernisation of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell at Swan Island.

Defence technology company Anduril Industries and the Australian Defence Force are entering into commercial negotiations for a $100 million co-funded design, development and manufacturing program for extra large autonomous undersea vehicles (XL-AUVs) for the Royal Australian Navy.

U.S. naval shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has secured two tactical training systems contracts with the Naval Air Warfare Center China Lake.

The U.S. Navy has exercised a $230.5 million fixed-price incentive contract option for the detailed design and construction of expeditionary fast transport (EPF) 16 by shipbuilder Austal USA.