
Fincantieri Marine Group and two Great Lakes shipbuilders, Fraser Shipyards and Donjon Marine, have established a collaborative framework to compete for a contract to build a new Homeland Security Cutter – Light icebreaker for the US Coast Guard.

The French Government’s defense procurement and technology agency has placed an order from shipbuilder Naval Group for the fifth defense and intervention frigate (FDI) for the French Navy.

South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has launched a new 3,000-ton-class patrol vessel for the Korea Coast Guard.

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), marking a major construction milestone for the fourth Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the shipyard.

Canadian shipbuilder Davie has launched the construction of the Polar Max, Canada’s next–generation polar icebreaker, at its shipyard in Lévis.

ST Engineering’s Marine business has secured a six-year sub-contract valued at about S$600 million from Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) to design and supply the platform systems for a fleet of eight missile gun boats.

Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has marked a significant achievement with the ceremonial launch of next-generation offshore patrol vessel (OPV) INS Shachi (Yard 1280) for the Indian Navy and the delivery of fast patrol vessel (FPV) ICGS Achal (Yard 1274) to the Indian Coast Guard.

Vard Marine has been awarded a contract to conduct concept design and refinement for the US Navy’s Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program.

The Royal Thai Navy has taken delivery of its new hydrographic operations vessel, HTMS Suriya, during a handover ceremony held on March 30, 2026.

Indian shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has delivered three frontline naval platforms, Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray, to the Indian Navy.

The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s KSS-III submarine has departed for Canada, marking a milestone in bilateral defence cooperation between Canada and South Korea.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Salt Ship Design have jointly won the contract to design the new standardised vessels for the Norwegian Navy.

The Royal Navy is stepping up its mine hunting capabilities with new uncrewed equipment being added to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Bay-class ship RFA Lyme Bay in the coming days.

The US Navy’s 25th Virginia-class submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) was commissioned on March 28, 2026, at Boston Harbor.