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US Navy christening USNS Miguel Keith (ESB 5)
The US Navy is set to hold a christening ceremony for the expeditionary sea base ship USNS Miguel Ke...

New Zealand Navy retires inshore patrol vessels
The two vessels were retired after only ten years of service. ...

US Navy names Arleigh Burke destroyer after Korean War hero
Future USS John E. Kilmer will be the 84th ship in its class. ...

Russia's seventh Improved Kilo submarine completes trials
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky first got underway in August this year. ...

Finland's Boomeranger to build RHIBS for RAN OPVs
Finnish boat builder Boomeranger Boats has been contracted to supply sea boats for the Royal Austral...

US Navy's Miguel Keith (ESB 5) passes acceptance trials
The US Navy’s newest expeditionary sea base (ESB) ship, Miguel Keith (ESB 5), successfully completed...

HHI to design F-35B-ready LPX-II ship for ROK Navy
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has received a contract to design the Republic of Korea...

2018 hurricane dents US Coast Guard's OPC program
The US Coast Guard has been forced to adjust the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) detail design and cons...

Philippine Coast Guard's aluminium OPV passes first trials
The Philippine Coast Guard’s future offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang has passed its ...

USS Porter visits Ukraine on Black Sea tour
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Odessa, ...

Greece signs letter of intent for French Belharra frigates
The defense ministers of Greece and France have signed a letter of intent that will pave the way for...

Poland launches second Kormoran II-class minehunter
The Polish Navy’s second Kormoran II-class minehunter was launched in a ceremony at Remontowa ...


HHI to build next-gen KDX-III destroyer for ROK Navy
The batch II destroyers will be capable of performing the ballistic missile defense role. ...

DSME lands ROK Navy KSS-III submarine construction deal
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co (DSME) announced that it ha...

US Navy names first Flight II LPD amphibious transport dock
The US Navvy’s first San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship to be built in the Fligh...

HII launches 9th US Coast Guard NSC
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries launched USCG Stone (WMSL 758), the US Coast Guard’s ninth...

Construction begins on Freedom-variant LCS Nantucket
Work on building the US Navy’s 27th littoral combat ship have kicked off with an official cere...