Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract for multi-role Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars antenna kits, for the upgrade of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates.
The Turkish Navy has commissioned the third and fourth P-72 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) under the MELTEM 3 program.
INS Mormugao, the Indian Navy’s second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class (Visakhapatnam-class), has officially started its sea trials.
The second Project 677 Lada-class submarine Kronstadt (B-586) built for the Russian Navy has commenced sea trials.
On 17 December, the US Navy and the French Navy signed Strategic Interoperability Framework to strengthen their ability to “plug and fight” as global navies.
A new report published by the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee calls for the UK government to double the escort fleet and increase the size of the attack submarine fleet.
The US Senate has authorized the country’s annual defense funding bill, allocating $4.9 billion for the procurement of three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
The first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has been launched at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.
On 16 December in Lorient, French defense firm Naval Group laid the keel of the first defense and intervention (FDI) frigate ordered by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) for the French Navy.
The US Coast Guard and Hellenic Coast Guard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand joint cooperation in areas concerning safety and protection.
Defence and security company Saab has received another contract from the Swedish Defence Material Organisation (FMV) for the next phase of the life extension program of Torpedo 62.
German Brandenburg-class frigate Bayern has entered the South China Sea as part of the first deployment to the Indo-Pacific in the last 20 years.
Defense company Lockheed Martin Australia was awarded an AUD$33 million (around $23.6 million) design contract to support the upgrade of the Aegis combat system on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) fleet of three Hobart-class destroyers.
US Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on 14 December while sailing in the Gulf of Aden.
