
French manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) RTsys has received a contract to supply of one COMET-MCM AUV and two NEMOSENS micro-AUVs to the Slovenian Navy.

The US Coast Guard has commissioned the USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s (PATFORSWA) sixth Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), into service at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City.

A christening ceremony was held today (21 April) at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg for the first of five K130 Batch II corvettes, Köln, built for the German Navy.

The Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, after an 18-month maintenance period.

Global aerospace company Embraer has delivered the final modernized AF-1 fighter jet (AF-1B) to the Brazilian Navy.

The US Navy has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defence an activation, sustainment, and modernization contract for the navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer.

The New Zealand Defence Force has finalised a sale of 22 New Zealand light armoured vehicles (NZLAVs) to the Chilean Navy for use by their Marine Corps.

The Indian Navy has launched its sixth and final Scorpene-class submarine INS Vagsheer.

Royal Navy ships have started to return to their home ports after participating in NATO exercise Cold Response 2022, including Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond.

British maritime technology company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) has completed further private funding round to support the development of its Kraken K50 precision engagement craft, prior to an anticipated priced investment round later this year.

Damen Naval, a dedicated naval shipbuilding division of the Damen Shipyards Group, has launched the first hull parts of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s combat support ship (CSS).

Admiralty Shipyards, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has completed the second phase of sea trials of the second Project 677 Lada-class submarine Kronstadt (B-586).

The Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class submarines will be refitted with a new “cutting-edge optronics system”, according to the announcement made by the country’s Defence Minister Peter Dutton.

Members of Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy and the US Coast Guard, completed a Sentinel Shield exercise on 12 April.