
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has carried out the lowering into dry dock of macrostructure 300 of the Spanish Navy’s maritime action vessel for underwater intervention (BAM-IS).

The UK has deployed the Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East as part of preparations for a potential multinational mission.

Canada, Finland and the United States have advanced cooperation under the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact), reinforcing efforts to expand Arctic and polar icebreaker production capacity.

The German Navy’s F126 frigate program has reached a new milestone following a major contract amendment that will see the fleet equipped with modernized rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs).

The Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) has departed HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division en route to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, ahead of its future commissioning in Whittier, Alaska.

Classification society DNV has granted approval in principle (AIP) for an autonomous unmanned watercraft developed by German shipbuilder TKMS.

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD BIW) has scored a contract to build another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for the US Navy.

American company Northrop Grumman has delivered the 70th E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to the US Navy.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), hosted a high-level US Navy visit while operating in the Mediterranean Sea on May 5, 2026.

Australia has convened high-level crisis talks to address mounting delays in the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) program.

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.

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.