Surface Vessels

BAE Systems nets $150M contract for USS Boxer modernization

CBO: US Navy’s Trump-class battleship program could cost $275B

The US Navy’s planned fleet of nuclear-powered guided missile battleships could cost about $275 billion through 2056, according to a new...

US Navy's newest guided missile destroyer christened

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) has christened the future USS William Charette (DDG 130), the US Navy's newest guided missile destroyer...

US Navy retires Freedom-variant LCS USS Fort Worth

The US Navy has decommissioned the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego,...

Damen to refit four Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels

Damen Shipyards Group has signed contracts with the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for a comprehensive refit program covering four...

GAO: US Navy’s Zumwalt hypersonic missile upgrade program hit by major delay

The US Navy’s effort to equip its three Zumwalt-class destroyers with the conventional prompts strike (CPS) hypersonic missile has fallen 24 months behind schedule, according to a new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), raising fresh concerns over the timeline for fielding the

Vigor completes maintenance period for medium polar icebreaker USCGC Heal

Vigor Marine Portland has completed a dry dock maintenance availability for the US Coast Guard’s medium polar icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB 20), preparing the vessel for its return to Arctic operations.

Canadian Navy frigate fires torpedo during major Pacific naval exercise

The Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) has conducted a torpedo firing exercise during the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, demonstrating the ship’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities in one of the world’s largest multinational maritime exercises.

Damen Naval signs contract with Libra-Plast for Colombia’s PES frigate

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval has signed a procurement contract with Libra-Plast in Norway for the delivery of all watertight, weathertight, and gastight doors and hatches for the Colombian Navy’s PES frigate project.

US Coast Guard starts construction of first heavy weather response craft

The US Coast Guard and Rozema Boat Works authenticated the keel for the first special purpose craft – heavy weather (SPC-HWX II) during a ceremony on July 8 in Mount Vernon, Washington.

US Navy christens newest Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

US Navy’s USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), the fourth Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has been christened.

World’s largest aircraft carrier starts major maintenance period and fire damage repairs

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), has arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNS) in Portsmouth, Virginia, to begin its first major maintenance period while undergoing repairs to restore spaces damaged during a March 2026 onboard fire.

Contracts finalized for USCG’s six Arctic security cutters

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has finalized two contracts for the construction and delivery of six Arctic security cutters (ASCs).

HII starts fabrication of US Navy’s newest Flight III Arleigh Burke‑class destroyer

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has started fabrication of the future USS John F. Lehman (DDG 137), marking the official start of construction on the Navy’s newest Flight III Arleigh Burke‑class destroyer.