South Korean shipbuilding company HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. has signed a contract to build four high-speed patrol ships for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has hosted a keel authentication ceremony for US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800).
Russian Navy’s new Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine Ufa has been commissioned, Russia’s shipbuilding company Admiralty Shipyards, a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, revealed.
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the next-generation landing craft, ship-to-shore connector (SSC), landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 106.
The Norwegian Coast Guard has christened the first Jan Mayen-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) , at Vard Langsten, Norway.
Damen Naval has selected German technology group Rheinmetall to supply eight MLG27-4.0 defence systems for the F126 frigates the shipyard is building for the German Navy.
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected a preferred bidder to build support ships for the Royal Navy.
Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile cruiser USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) arrived in Portsmouth, UK for a scheduled port visit on 14 November.
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke has entered the final phase of a major refit which will ensure the ship keeps pace with the latest developments in naval warfare and operations.
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £4.2bn contract to BAE Systems to manufacture the next five City-class Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy in Glasgow.
US Coast Guard has commissioned fast response cutter (FRC) William Chadwick (WPC-1150) at Coast Guard Base Boston, as the first of six fast response cutters to be stationed in the city.
Exail, formerly ECA Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australian company Solutions from Silicon to collaborate on providing advanced data management capabilities, enabling naval crews to prepare, conduct and manage their mine countermeasures (MCM) missions more efficiently.
The first defence and intervention (FDI) frigate ordered by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and destined for the French Navy was floated by French shipbuilder Naval Group.
Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately-owned and operated shipbuilder in the United States, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire defense companies VT Halter Marine, Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore.
