Indian shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has laid the keel of the third next-generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) for the Indian Navy.
South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has signed several contracts with American companies to support maritime defense projects.
The stage is now set for a significant leap in the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) combat capabilities, as a landmark delivery tasking statement has officially launched the upgrade of the Hobart-class guided missile destroyers’ combat systems.
The French Navy’s logistics support ship (LSS) Jacques Stosskopf has started its sea trials, according to the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR).
Defense company Babcock has been awarded a c.£65 million, five-ship contract to deliver the capability insertion period (CIP) for the Type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy.
Turkish defense corporation Aselsan has completed the BARBAROS-Class Frigates Mid-Life Upgrade (BARBAROS-MLU) Project.
L3Harris Technologies, through its SAMI-L3Harris joint venture (JV), has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Zamil Shipyards to work on incorporating autonomous technology into existing and next-generation vessels.
Turkish shipyard STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) has held a keel-laying ceremony for the three new corvettes that it is building for the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Albanian company Kayo aimed at establishing a strategic collaboration to promote the development of the shipbuilding and naval industry in the Balkan country.
US shipbuilder Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the first three mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles (MCM USVs) to the US Navy.
South Korean firm Hanwha Aerospace and American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have agreed to collaborate in developing and producing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the global defense market.
Thales Australia’s BlueSentry thin-line towed sonar array has been successfully integrated into Saildrone’s Surveyor-class uncrewed surface vehicle (USV).
American defense, aviation and technology company Leidos has announced a new capability from its sea systems team called Sea Dart, a flexible and adaptable uncrewed undersea vessel (UUV).
Lithuanian shipbuilding company Western Baltic Shipyard has revealed that a keel-laying ceremony was held for Singapore’s first two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
