
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.

Shipbuilding company Austal Australia has delivered the third of eight evolved Cape-class patrol boats (ECCPB) to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Shipbuilder Austal Australia has secured an order from the Australian Government for an additional Guardian-class patrol boat for A$15.2 million.

The US Navy has resumed flight operations for some T-45C Goshawk aircraft.

UK-based shipbuilding major BAE Systems has revealed that the firm is preparing for the launch of the first Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy.

Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has welcomed second Arctic offshore and patrol ship (AOPS) HMCS Margaret Brooke into naval service with a commissioning ceremony.

American defense and technologies partner Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has revealed that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division secured an order to build an amphibious assault ship for the US Navy.

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has achieved a significant milestone in the construction of Dutch Navy’s combat support ship.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group has started construction of the fourth US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Rush (WMSM-918) of the Heritage Class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program.

The keel for the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base (ESB), was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, on 21 October.

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has delivered the second multipurpose offshore patrol ship (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura-PPA) to the Italian Navy.