
The bow section of the third logistic support ship (LSS) for the French Navy, Emile Bertin, has been launched at Italian shipyard Fincantieri.

The United States Coast Guard (US Coast Guard) has exercised options with shipbuilder Austal USA for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program.

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) have approved a merger agenda to enhance global competitiveness and expand orders in the shipbuilding and defense sectors.

Saab has established a strategic cooperation with the Polish technology company WB Group to explore potential cooperation in areas including UAV systems, naval solutions, and border protection systems.

German defense giant TKMS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s VEM Technologies for cooperation in the area of submarine weapons technologies.

The US Navy has accepted delivery of the ship-to-shore connector, landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 114, from Textron Systems, following successful acceptance trials.

Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the naval defense sector.

The Royal Navy has delivered supplies between warships using a British-built drone for the first time during its 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment.

Australia has delivered a new landing craft vessel to Tonga, with an official handover ceremony taking place at the Masefield Naval Base.

Japan has selected equipment provider Palfinger to supply its slipway systems for the country’s next-generation FFM-class multirole frigates.

The Royal Australian Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for the sixth and final Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

Austal USA has launched the company’s first landing craft utility (LCU) vessel built for the US Navy at its ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama.

The Norwegian Government has selected the United Kingdom as a strategic partner for the acquisition of new vessels based on the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates, which will be ‘the largest’ Norwegian defense capability investment to date.

Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for a larger uncrewed underwater vehicle.