
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to supply 18 large Kamewa waterjets for the Indian Navy’s Next-Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) program.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released imagery showing significant damage to the Shahid Mahallati Naval Boatyard in Bushehr following US strikes.

Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) completed a ship wartime repair and maintenance exercise (SWARMEX) on April 5, as part of its scheduled port visit to Cebu, Philippines.

Ultra Maritime has received a contract for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the AN/SSQ-125B sonobuoys from the US Navy.

Indian Coast Guard has marked key progress in its Fast Patrol Vessel program with the keel laying of FPV-4 and the plate cutting of FPV-7 at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai.

HII and GrayMatter Robotics (GMR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to explore the integration of GMR’s Physical AI into shipbuilding operations that could accelerate throughput.

The Pakistan Navy has inducted the second Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette PNS KHAIBAR in Karachi.

The Royal Navy has received its second uncrewed mine hunting vessel, Adventure.

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed post-shakedown availability (PSA) work on Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796).

INS Taragiri, the fourth frigate of the Project 17A class, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam on April 3, 2026.

Fincantieri Marine Group and two Great Lakes shipbuilders, Fraser Shipyards and Donjon Marine, have established a collaborative framework to compete for a contract to build a new Homeland Security Cutter – Light icebreaker for the US Coast Guard.

Defense company Babcock has secured a six-month bridging agreement under the Future Maritime Support Program (FMSP) contract with the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) to maintain continuity of support services for the naval base and nuclear submarine fleet.

The French Government’s defense procurement and technology agency has placed an order from shipbuilder Naval Group for the fifth defense and intervention frigate (FDI) for the French Navy.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed the Port of Split, Croatia, following a five-day port visit.