
The US Coast Guard commissioned the USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) into service at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Florida, on 23 February.

US-based aerospace company Boeing has delivered the 12th P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to the Indian Navy.

Global engineering and defence technologies provider Huntington Ingalls Industries revealed that the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has laid the keel of the new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, Harrisburg (LPD 30).

PAL Aerospace, a member of the Exchange Income Corporation family of companies, entered into a contract to upgrade and operate two fully missionized DHC-8 maritime patrol aircraft for the Dutch Caribbean Coastguard.

Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA), a subsidiary of UK-based tech company Cohort PLC, has been contracted to supply torpedo launcher systems (TLS) to South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for two new Philippine Navy corvettes.

UK-based marine services specialist Shield Marine Services has been awarded the contract for the supply, and installation of the fire, thermal and acoustic insulation to the Type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy.

French defense major Naval Group has started sea trials for the French Navy’s eight and last FREMM frigate Lorraine, which represents a significant step towards its delivery.

Defence company BAE Systems Austalia has revealed that the third prototype unit for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigate program is completed.

A&P Group UK and A&P Australia have simultaneously carried out the refits of two Bay-class vessels; RFA Cardigan Bay in the UK and HMAS Choules in Australia.

The Australian Department of Defence has confirmed that its patrol aircraft P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches.

The US Navy has announced the initial operational capability (IOC) for the CMV-22B Osprey, confirming the platform’s operational readiness following the successful completion of its maiden deployment.

Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, engineering, and management services, has been awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue to provide installation support for close-in weapon systems (CIWS) on US Navy, US Army, US Coast Guard and fo

The construction of the last K130 Braunschweig-class corvette for the German Navy’s officially started, a spokesperson from German shipbuilding company Naval Vessels Lürssen Group (NVL) confirmed to Naval Today.

The US Coast Guard will commission USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC-1146), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s fifth Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), into service at the Port of Tampa, today at 10 a.m. ET (local time).