
Russian Navy’s new Project 955A Borei-A-Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) has been launched by Sevmash Shipyard, a division of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).

Turkish shipbuilder Ares Shipyard has delivered the first fast patrol boat built for the Turkish Coast Guard.

The Myanmar Navy has commissioned the former Chinese Navy’s Type 035 Ming-class submarine at a ceremony held in commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the navy.

Russia’s Amur Shipyard in Vladivostok has revealed that the Steregushchiy-class corvette Rezkiy has reached an important construction milestone and that the main engines and diesel generators on the corvette have been turned on.

Norway-based company Stadt Naval has been invited and approved as a partner in the European Naval Industry Consortium led by Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia (coordinated by NAVIRIS) that is developing the Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC).

Three new classes of vessels are scheduled to enter the Royal Navy’s fleet in 2027 and 2028, according to a report published by the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence of Denmark concerning cooperation on developing and enhancing Ukraine’s maritime capabilities.

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the Royal Navy’s support arm, is looking at using drones to deliver mail drops and other supplies to ships in the middle of the ocean.

Royal Australian Navy (RAN) support ship HMAS Sirius was decommissioned in Perth’s Fleet Base West after 15 years of service.

On December 22, the 11th and final advanced weapons elevator (AWE) aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was turned over to the ship’s crew.

Arizona-based tech company Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a $578 million contract to produce 54 SM-2 Block IIIAZ all-up round upgrades for the US and 215 Standard Missile-2 all-up rounds for seven partner nations.

According to the report published by the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee, the country plans to decommission two naval vessels from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and one ocean survey vessel.

Turkey’s defense industry body has revealed that a tender was launched for the construction of the fifth, sixth and seventh warship under the MILGEM project.

After a five-month deployment on Operation Reassurance serving as the flagship to Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1), HMCS Fredericton returned to Halifax on 18 December.