The Norwegian Government has decided to end the introduction of the NH90 helicopters and has authorized the Norwegian Defence Material Agency to terminate the contract, according to Norwegian Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram.
The division of American shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Ingalls Shipbuilding, has christened US Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock (LPD) Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29).
Vard Marine, a Fincantieri company, has published a video of its new next-generation VARD 7 125 offshore patrol vessel.
As part of the UK’s commitment to the Arctic region, HMS Protector has arrived in Montreal, Canada, for the ship’s first-ever visit to the country.
The Canadian Coast Guard dedicated search and rescue (SAR) lifeboat CCGS Hare Bay into service at a ceremony at the search and rescue station in Sambro, Nova Scotia on 6 June.
The Qatari Ministry of the Interior has revealed a further contract with ARES Shipyard for the purchase of three fast interceptor craft (FIC).
US-based ship repairing company Southcoast Welding & Manufacturing (SCW&M) has received multiple-award contracts for complex repair, maintenance, and modernization requirements of US Navy’s non-nuclear navy surface combatant ships.
US-based shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has christened Legend-class national security cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) at a ceremony held at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division.
Indian Ministry of Defence has revealed that its Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in a meeting held on 6 June, gave initial approval to military modernization projects including the purchase of eight next-generation corvettes.
The German Navy’s K130 corvette Oldenburg (F263) has test-fired RBS 15 anti-ship missile at a land-based target in Norway for the first time.
The lead boat of a new class of French Navy nuclear-powered attack submarines, Suffren, has been commissioned in Brest, France.
US-based shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) has conducted a keel-laying ceremony for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826).
Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar, together with its sister ship HMS Spey, has completed the first deployment in the Indo-Asia Pacific as part of Britain’s permanent naval presence in the region.
New Zealand Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Mana started its voyage home following modernization at Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards in British Columbia.
