Austal Defence Australia and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a contract supporting the local construction of landing ship transport (LST) 100 vessels for the Australian Defence Force.
Defense shipbuilder Austal has delivered the tenth evolved Cape-class patrol boat, Cape Hawke, to the Royal Australian Navy.
The US Coast Guard has accepted delivery of the 62nd fast response cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162.
The Vlissingen, the second mine countermeasure vessel of the rMCM program and the first one for the Royal Netherlands Navy, was delivered on February 27, 2026, in Den Helder.
Shipbuilding company Austal USA has launched the US Navy’s final expeditionary fast transport, future USNS Lansing (EPF 16).
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held a keel-laying ceremony for the Italian Navy’s first U212NFS submarine.
German shipbuilder Fassmer has signed a contract in Koblenz with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the construction of four training boats for the German Navy.
Underwater defense systems provider DRASS has delivered two swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs) to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia.
On 24 February 2026, SSN De Grasse, the fourth Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine, carried out its first sea trials, French shipbuilder Naval Group revealed.
French shipbuilder Naval Group has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Croatian partners within the framework of the Gowind Multi-Role Corvette Program.
Türkiye has commissioned the SANCAR armed unmanned surface vehicle (AUSV) into service with the Turkish Navy.
Spanish shipbuilder C.N.P. Freire has secured a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV – Försvarets materielverk) to construct four advanced naval support vessels.
A dual milestone in the Royal Navy’s next-generation frigate program has underscored the accelerating pace of naval shipbuilding, as defense company Babcock marked the official start of construction for HMS Bulldog while rolling out HMS Active at its shipyard in Rosyth.
Defense company BAE Systems has received a $204.1 million US Navy contract to provide maintenance services aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
