French shipyard Kership has commenced the construction of two new patrol vessels for the needs of the Montenegrin Navy.
Finnish company Boomerganger Boats has signed a contract with the Swedish Coast Guard for the construction of fourteen high-speed boats.
The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has received a tech upgrade that will enable it to share “vital combat data faster with other ships” during the UK’s Carrier Strike Group deployment.
Defense company BAE Systems has received an additional $11.5 million production order for a Columbia-class submarine component.
US tech company Saronic has decided to acquire Gulf Craft, a Louisiana-based shipbuilder, to accelerate its growth into autonomous shipbuilding.
Dutch heavyweights Damen and Fugro have joined forces to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture owned by Fincantieri and Leonardo, delivered the multi-role frigate Spartaco Schergat to the Italian Navy, the ninth in a series of ten new European multi-mission frigates (FREMM).
The French Navy’s logistics support ship (LSS) Jacques Stosskopf has started its sea trials, according to the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR).
Defense company Babcock has been awarded a c.£65 million, five-ship contract to deliver the capability insertion period (CIP) for the Type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy.
Turkish defense corporation Aselsan has completed the BARBAROS-Class Frigates Mid-Life Upgrade (BARBAROS-MLU) Project.
Turkish shipyard STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) has held a keel-laying ceremony for the three new corvettes that it is building for the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Finnish designer and manufacturer of combat boats Marine Alutech has signed a contract with the Lithuanian and the Latvian Ministry of Defense to develop and deliver combat boats based on Watercat M18 model.
The Belgian Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for the third coastal patrol vessel, Vega, at French shipyard Socarenam.
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has secured contracts to provide its engines and power multi-purpose and offshore patrol vessels for the Portuguese Navy.
