US-based designer and builder of steel military and commercial vessels Bollinger Shipyards has submitted a final proposal to the US Coast Guard to build Stage 2 of the Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based shipbuilding company Babcock International for strategic cooperation in developing warship technologies.
Italian Navy’s U212 near-future submarine (NFS) project has moved a step forward after the lithium-ion battery system to be installed on the submarines completed its System Design Review (SDR).
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Paolo Thaon di Revel, the first of seven PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) offshore patrol vessels built for the Italian Navy.
Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the third Gotland-class submarine, HMS Halland.
Aerospace company Boeing has laid the keel beam for New Zealand’s first P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates HMS Glasgow and its seven sister vessels are being fitted with selective catalytic reactors to reduce their impact on the environment.
The Indian Coast Guard has commissioned the fifth warship in the series of 105-meter long offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) ICGS Saksham at Goa Shipyard.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) and Navantia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential mutual collaboration and future modernization of the Royal Norwegian Navy F-310 (Fridtjof Nansen-class) frigates.
The last of the four offshore patrol vessels (OPV 87), ARA Contraalmirante Cordero, which was built by French shipbuilder Naval Group for the Argentine Navy has completed sea trials.
The US Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), the 12th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship, from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, on 11 March.
German company Naval Vessels Lürssen Group (NVL Group) has hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the German Navy’s last K130 (Braunschweig-class) corvette.
The Royal Navy plans to test a laser weapon for the first time onboard a Type 23 frigate, which will be used to detect, track, engage, and counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
Poland plans to purchase three more Kormoran II-class minehunters this year, the country’s Minister of National Defence Mariusz Blaszczak revealed.
