France has taken delivery of Rigel, the second unmanned surface vessel (USV) under the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) program.
US-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to advance strategic cooperation in shipbuilding, marking a new phase in industrial collaboration between the two nations.
US shipbuilder Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC Olivia Hooker to the U.S. Coast Guard at Sector Key West.
The Indian Ministry of Defense has granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for several major naval procurements aimed at strengthening the operational capabilities of the Indian Navy.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed the second builder’s sea trials for guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), building on the success of the initial trials conducted at the end of September.
TKMS and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) have signed a contract for the delivery of HMS-12M mine hunting sonars for the MJ332-class mine hunting boats.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched its first DEEP underwater drone system during a demonstration mission at the Naval Support and Experimentation Center of La Spezia.
Spain is advancing its naval modernization efforts with the launch of the definition phase for a new intelligence ship, designed to enhance the Spanish Navy’s capabilities in electronic warfare, cyber defence, and intelligence gathering at sea.
Kongsberg and Thales have conducted a live-firing test of a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) test munition from the StrikeMaster missile launch vehicle in Norway.
Canadian Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has entered into a contract with Ideal Welders for the fabrication of 30 blocks of the new heavy polar icebreaker that Seaspan is building for the Canadian Coast Guard.
Hanwha Aerospace and GE Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on the joint development of marine gas turbine packages.
Designer and manufacturer of autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) Seasats has unveiled Quickfish, a new high-speed autonomous surface vessel.
ST Engineering has launched the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s first Victory-class multi-role combat vessel (MRCV), Victory, at its Benoi Yard.
Defense giant Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $233 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver IRST21 Block II systems and initial spares to the U.S. Navy and Air National Guard (ANG).
