On 22 October 2021, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying for the third multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) that the company is building for the South African Navy (SAN).
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received a contract to build the second next-generation Aegis destroyer for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).
Royal Norwegian Navy’s logistics and support vessel KNM Maud has set sail from the port of Portsmouth to reunite with the maritime NATO group.
On 6 November, General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the second ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.
Bangladesh Navy will buy five warships from the United Kingdom in an effort to modernize its naval fleet, Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen revealed. As informed, two of the vessels will be built in Bangladesh and the rest of the ships are to be imported from the UK. The purchase of the v
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the forward section of the first of four logistic support ships (LSS) ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique under the French Navy FLOTLOG program.
The Pakistan Navy has held a keel laying ceremony for its fourth Milgem-class corvette at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW).
The Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), which is part of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) procurement arm, has sold two retired Royal Fleet auxiliary ships to Egypt.
Turkish Dearsan Shipyard has signed a contract with the Nigerian Navy to build two offshore patrol vessels (OPV).
Three new Damen’s fully-electric patrol vessels have been christened at a recent ceremony at the Scheepvaart Museum in Amsterdam.
UK-based engineering firm Sonardyne and compatriot tech company Wavefront have successfully demonstrated their underwater obstacle avoidance technology onboard an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV).
US-based electrical engineering company GE Power Conversion has signed a contract to provide propulsion systems for the French Navy’s logistic support ships (LSS).
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Spanish shipbuilding company have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost their relationship and explore the joint benefit of a broadened collaboration in the naval and maritime domains.
South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has revealed that the country plans to launch a project to develop a domestically-built naval interception system with the aim to further improve its naval capabilities.
