The steel cutting for the bow section of the French Navy’s second FLOTLOG type logistic support ship (LSS) took place on 1 February 2022.
The US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has issued a request for information (RFI) on behalf of the Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems Above Water Sensors directorate seeking industry inputs and interest for future development and production phases for future X-band radar (
Infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, has revealed that its joint venture with Michael Baker International has been awarded a contract to provide architecture and engineering services in support of environmental compliance programs with the US Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC).
According to the latest report to US Congress on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program, the lead ship of the new Ford-class USS Gerald R. Ford is expected to be deployed by fall 2022.
Norway-based company Vestdavit has received a contract from Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) to supply davits for a series of the Finnish Navy’s Pohjanmaa-class corvettes.
US Navy’s Commander Billie Farrell relieved Commander John Benda as commanding officer of USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat, during a change of command ceremony on 21 January.
Following 59 years of dedicated service, the Canadian Coast Guard’s oldest serving vessel, CCGS Hudson, has been decommissioned.
The US Marine Corps has awarded British defense company BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full-rate production of amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs).
Florida-based company Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has revealed the completion of a new aluminum superstructure fabrication and assembly hall at its Nelson Street Shipyard.
German Navy’s chief Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach has resigned as the head of the German Navy after publicly saying that Vladimir Putin “probably” deserved respect and Crimea was lost to Ukraine.
The solution for rallying, recovering, maintaining and launching surface drones (Launch and recovery system-LARS) developed by Belgium Naval & Robotics, Naval Group and ECA Group has been successfully tested as part of Replacement Mine Counter Measure (rMCM) program.
In an unfortunate incident that happened on 18 January, an explosion onboard Indian Navy’s Ranvir-class destroyer INS Ranvir claimed the lives of three sailors, while eleven other crew members were injured, Indian Navy officials stated.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed a deal with German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to build three new submarines for the Israeli Navy.
New Royal Navy’s Type 83 destroyers are scheduled to replace the existing Type 45 destroyers in the late 2030s, according to the UK’s officials.
