
The US Navy has scheduled to demonstrate re-arming the vertical launch system (VLS) aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) at Naval Air Station North Island and in the San Diego Harbor.

British technology and advanced maritime manufacturing company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) and marine engineering consultancy Steller Systems have entered into formal collaboration to further enhance Kraken K50 program.

The keel for US Navy’s future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS 8) was ceremonially laid at Bollinger Houma Shipyards on 3 October.

Defence company Babcock International has been awarded the contract to deliver, install and provide in-service support for Royal Navy’s Ardent Wolf program.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a new construction agreement with Australian shipbuilder Birdon to provide classification services and statutory approval for the Royal Australian Navy’s Young Endeavour replacement.

The UK will procure two new multi-role survey ships for seabed warfare, the country’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced while speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

The UK and Poland have signed a Statement of Intent to collaborate on the procurement and operation of three Arrowhead-140 (British Type 31) frigates.

The US Navy’s first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), departed from Naval Station Norfolk on its first deployment to conduct operations and training exercises alongside NATO allies and partners throughout the Atlantic

The Canadian Coast Guard’s newest light icebreaker has been named the CCGS Judy LaMarsh, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader and Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands Mark Gerretsen announced.

The Taiwanese Navy has commissioned the newest landing platform dock (LPD) Yushan at a ceremony held in Kaohsiung.

The first Ukrainian Navy’s Milgem (Ada-class) corvette was launched on 2 October at Turkish shipyard RMK Marine.

Shipbuilding company Israel Shipyards has launched the OPV S-45 multipurpose vessel in Haifa, Israel.

The lead ship of the US Navy’s newest aircraft carriers, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), is set to begin its maiden deployment on 3 October.

Colombian state-owned shipbuilder Cotecmar and Dutch shipbuilding company Damen have signed a contract for the co-development of the contractual design for the next generation of frigates for the Colombian Navy.