
On 30 June, at the French Embassy in Greece, French shipbuilding company Naval Group gathered Hellenic industrial partners to sign key contracts and teaming agreements for the Hellenic Navy’s FDI frigate program.

The Australian Government has finalized negotiations with French shipbuilding company Naval Group to conclude the attack class submarine program.

German shipbuilding company thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) is to take over the shipyard location of MV Werften in Wismar to ramp up its shipbuilding capacity and meet the future demand.

The navies of the UK and Denmark have signed the Type 31 Implementing Agreement to work side-by-side to bring the UK’s next generation of frigates into service.

The Royal Navy and US Coast Guard have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to work to expand their combined commitments and work more closely to fight crime and protect the planet.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Damsah, the second of four Al Zubarah-class corvettes, to the Qatari Ministry of Defence.

The leaders of AUKUS pact, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and US President Joe Biden, met yesterday to review the progress in implementing AUKUS partnership.

The UK has announced a new defence strategy targeting the safety and future of the Arctic region.

Romania has joined a multinational maritime coalition established in 2019, the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) and its operational arm, Coalition Task Force Sentinel, to deter attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East.

The UK government is planning to invest £4 billion (approximately $5.3 billion) in the country’s regional shipbuilding industry as it prepares to publish refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS).

Egypt is interested in buying Barracuda-class submarines from France, French La Tribune reports.

As of 8 February 2022, the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement (ENNPIA) signed by AUKUS partners Unites States, United Kingdom and Australia has entered into force.

The Portuguese Navy, through its Ponta Delgada Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC Delgada), has coordinated a rescue mission after a ship carrying cars cathes fire.

The US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with his UK counterpart Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key at the Pentagon on 15 February to discuss cooperation between the two navies.