As the war in Ukraine is still progressing, nations across the globe are trying to keep their naval projects on track. The year 2022, besides Russian aggression on Ukraine, was also marked by economic challenges and COVID 19 aftermath.
After an unrelenting 2022, there is little let-up in the pace of operations and projects of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Many of the naval projects marked important milestones this year, including the new Type 26 and Type 31 frigate programs.
Russia’s shipyards in Severodvinsk, Baltiysk and Vladivostok handed over to the Russian Navy the nuclear-powered cruise submarine Generalissimus Suvorov, the small-size missile ship Grad and the sea minesweeper Anatoly Shlemov at a ceremony held on December 29. The ceremony was presided by the Russi
Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding has announced it has started the construction of the first Falaj-class fast patrol vessel for the UAE Navy.
French Navy’s logistic support ship (LSS) Jacques Chevallier has logged its first nautical miles at sea with conducting its maiden sea trials.
The U.S. Navy has declared full-rate production of the Sikorsky’s CH-53K helicopter.
As part of an EU tender for the Defence and Security sector, Fincantieri has signed a contract for the construction of a new hydro-oceanographic ship (NIOM) for the Italian Navy Hydrographic Institute.
Keel laying ceremony of the first Hangor-class submarine and steel cutting of the second submarine has been held as part of the Pakistani indigenous submarine development project. Pakistan Navy informed that the ceremonies took place at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) on 21 December, ma
The Royal Thai Navy has announced that the number of seafarers who lost their lives following the tragic sinking of the HTMS Sukhothai a week ago has risen to 18, with eleven seafarers still missing. The ship was carrying 105 crew members when the vessel started taking on water on December 18 after
Russian shipbuilder Admiralty Shipyards, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has launched the third Lada-class submarine Velikie Luki for the Russian Navy.
General Dynamics Electric Boat has received a $5.1-billion modification of the previously awarded Columbia integrated product and process development contract for the US Navy’s Columbia-class submarines.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the third Al Zubarah-class corvette Al Khor to Qatari Emiri Navy.
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division started fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship Fallujah (LHA 9).
Indian Navy’s fifth submarine of the Project – 75, Kalvari/Scorpene-class submarines, INS Vagir, has been delivered.
