
French shipbuilding major Naval Group has laid the keel for the second of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch minehunter (rMCM) program intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Royal Navy’s veteran survey ship HMS Scott is preparing for a record-breaking 14-month mission which will keep the ship at sea until the end of next year.

Singapore-based marine engineering company Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine) has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract (EPC) to build a research support vessel for the Brazilian Navy.

India has handed over 12 high-speed guard boats to Vietnam Border Guard at Hong Ha Shipyard in Vietnam, marking the completion of a successful project.

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.