
KAEFER UK and Ireland has secured a long-term contract with Babcock International to provide technical surface protection to the Royal Navy’s newest frigate, the Type 31.

Ship management and maritime service provider Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has signed a voluntary naval cooperation protocol with MICA Center (French Navy) to reinforce the security of its vessels operating in high-risk areas.

The US Navy’s new Virginia-class submarine PCU Oregon (SSN 793) left Groton shipyard and started its sea trials earlier this week.

The Pakistan Navy has commissioned PNS Tughril, the first of four Type 054A/P (P standing for Pakistan) frigates built in China.

Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany, has been contracted to deliver the automation solutions for the four new F126 frigates for the German Navy.

The US Marine Corps has awarded British defense company BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full-rate production of amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs).

The US Navy started the first shipborne deployment of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial system (UAS) on 14 December last year.

The Royal Navy plans to introduce five Type 32 frigates which could be built at a shipyard in Rosyth, Scotland.

Florida-based company Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has revealed the completion of a new aluminum superstructure fabrication and assembly hall at its Nelson Street Shipyard.

Navantia wraps up mooring trials for Spanish Navy’s 1st S-80 submarine

In an unfortunate incident that happened on 18 January, an explosion onboard Indian Navy’s Ranvir-class destroyer INS Ranvir claimed the lives of three sailors, while eleven other crew members were injured, Indian Navy officials stated.

US military shipbuilding major Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has signed a maintenance contract with the US Navy for the combat system of the third and final Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002).

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed a deal with German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to build three new submarines for the Israeli Navy.

New Royal Navy’s Type 83 destroyers are scheduled to replace the existing Type 45 destroyers in the late 2030s, according to the UK’s officials.