
Austal USA has christened the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12) at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the US Navy’s newest towing, salvage, and rescue ship.

Austal Australia has delivered the 24th and final Guardian-class patrol boat (GCPB) to the Commonwealth of Australia, which has been gifted to the Republic of Maldives under the Defence Cooperation Program.

The US Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray completed its first test flight from Boeing’s facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois.

The UK has unveiled plans for a new multinational maritime force with nine European allies, aiming to strengthen collective deterrence and operational readiness in the North Atlantic and High North.

The German Navy has christened the fifth and final K130 corvette (Braunschweig-class) from the second batch of the vessels.

German shipbuilder TKMS and Greece’s Skaramangas Shipyards entered into an agreement to jointly execute the mid-life upgrade (MLU) program for the four HDW class 214 submarines of the Hellenic Navy.

Construction of the Polish Navy’s third and final Miecznik frigate, Huragan, has started at PGZ Stocznia Wojenna in Gdynia with the symbolic cutting of the first steel plates.

Irving Shipbuilding has launched the future CCGS Donjek, the first vessel under the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) program, constructed for the Canadian Coast Guard.

Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and Albania’s KAYO have signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) to establish a joint venture (JV) operating in the construction and maintenance of naval vessels in Albania.

Sikorsky and Robinson Unmanned have secured a US Marine Corps (USMC) contract to advance autonomous aerial resupply under the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) program.

The US Navy has awarded HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division a $283 million contract to perform FF(X) class frigate lead yard support activities.

Irving Shipbuilding has marked a milestone in Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) program as preparations intensified for the launch of the future CCGS Donjek, the first vessel being constructed for the Canadian Coast Guard.

The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected to power Australia’s new naval fleet of general-purpose frigates.

Norway has joined the navies of the UK, Canada, and Australia to forge a formidable future Global Combat Ship partnership.