General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), the seventh ship in the fleet oiler program built for the US Navy.
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has signed a follow-on support contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for life-cycle support services for the first batch of five Avante 2200 corvettes already delivered, with a duration of five years.
A new video has emerged showing the aftermath of a fire aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) in the Middle East earlier this year, suggesting the incident was more serious than initially reported.
Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has completed the installation of both replenishment-at-sea (RAS) kingposts on the Royal Canadian Navy’s second joint support ship, HMCS Preserver, marking the vessel’s full structural consolidation and a key milestone in its construction program.
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-300 has been selected as the airborne platform for SWORD, a European Defence Fund (EDF) project focused on Stand-off anti-submarine Warfare Operations by Remote Deployment (SWORD).
The US Navy has relieved three senior personnel at the Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan.
Fincantieri, through its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems, and Magellan Aerospace Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify and develop areas of industrial cooperation aimed at strengthening Canada’s underwater defense capabilities.
US marine technology developer Fleetzero has partnered with shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors and naval architecture and engineering firm Glosten to support the development and deployment of autonomous vessel solutions for commercial maritime, government and defense applications.
RTX’s Raytheon has been awarded a $515 million contract from the US Navy for the SPY-6 family of radars.
Three members of the Royal Navy have died following a helicopter training exercise that ended in a crash near Sourton Down, Devon, in the early hours of June 3.
A Royal Navy helicopter crashed in a field near Sourton Down, Devon, in the early hours of June 3, triggering a large-scale response involving emergency services and military personnel.
Romania has awarded a contract package to Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall to carry out extensive defense projects.
Greek shipbuilder Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue the construction of surface vessels for naval and coast guard missions, targeting opportunities across the European market.
Norwegian company Kongsberg and British Columbia-based defense firm OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for cooperation in the field of navigation solutions.
