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Fincantieri to build up to 3 multi-role OPVs for Italian Coast Guard
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has signed a contract with the Italian Coast Guard for the design and construction of a multi-role offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

UK’s patrol boat HMS Cutlass completes initial trials
HMS Cutlass, the first of two vessels being built for the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron, has undergone initial trials and has performed “beyond expectations”, UK-based company BMT Group revealed.

HII christens first submarine designed for gender integration
US military shipbuilding giant Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has christened pre-commissioning unit (PCU) New Jersey at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.

Damen launches new LST built for Nigerian Navy
Damen Shipyards Sharjah (DSS) in the United Arab Emirates has launched a new landing craft (LST 100) ordered by the Nigerian Navy.

RAN commissions second Supply-class AOR ship
The Royal Australian Navy has commissioned the second Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ship at Fleet Base West, Rockingham, Western Australia.

Austal USA christens US Navy’s Spearhead-class EPF ship
Shipbuilder Austal USA has christened expeditionary fast transport (EPF-13) USNS Apalachicola built for the US Navy.

One of UK’s biggest warships helps French test new support ship
The French Navy has joined forces with the Royal Navy to test the power of a new specialist ship FS Garonne.

US Navy welcomes Los Angeles-class sub USS Pasadena after DSRA
US Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752) has returned to the fleet following successful completion of its drydocking selected restricted availability (DSRA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY).

ESG delivers Sea Falcon drone systems to German Navy
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH has delivered three Sea Falcon unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to be installed on the German Navy’s K130 Braunschweig-class corvettes.

Fourth Scorpene-class sub delivered to Indian Navy
Indian Navy has taken the delivery of its fourth Scorpene-class submarine as part of the country’s Project P-75.

US Navy awards maintenance contract to GE, potentially worth $125 million
The US Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) has awarded compatriot engineering firm GE Power Conversion an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to maintain the electric and hybrid electric power and propulsion systems aboard its vessels.

Damen lays keel for third South African inshore patrol vessel
On 22 October 2021, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying for the third multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) that the company is building for the South African Navy (SAN).

Hyundai Heavy wins order for Korean Navy’s 2nd next-gen Aegis destroyer
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received a contract to build the second next-generation Aegis destroyer for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).

Austal USA gets green light to lease San Diego ship repair facility
Shipbuilder Austal USA has received approval from the San Diego Port of Commissioners to assume the lease of Marine Group Boat Works in the Port of San Diego.