Shipbuilder Austal Australia has delivered the future HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap, the ninth Guardian-class patrol boat (GCPB), to the Australian Department of Defence.
The Danish government has announced plans to send a frigate to the Gulf of Guinea region to combat piracy.
India state-controlled shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) recently hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the Indian Navy’s third Project 17A stealth guided-missile frigate.
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) has commissioned one more vessel this month — the third Awaji-class minesweeper JS Etajima (MSO-306).
Fincantieri Marine Group has partnered with BMT, a naval architecture and marine engineering design group, as they assist the U.S. Navy in their effort to design and build a cable ship replacement.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has commissioned USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s (PATFORSWA) second Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC).
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Raimondo Montecuccoli (P432), the third of seven new Italian Navy Thaon di Revel-class (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol ships.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the logistic support ship (LSS) Vulcano (A5335) to the Italian Navy.
NATO has started its second focused maritime patrol of 2021 in the Mediterranean.
The Indian Navy has commissioned its third Scorpene-class diesel-electric attack submarine, INS Karanj.
The US Navy has taken delivery of its new guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD BIW) on 8 March 2021.
Last week, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship JS Aki (AOS-5203).
Royal IHC and the Department of Material Maintenance of the Royal Netherlands Navy signed a contract for the docking and repair of the Holland-class offshore patrol vessel HNLMS Groningen (P843).
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has achieved a milestone in the construction of the US Navy’s new Virginia-class attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796).
