Boston-based technology and shipbuilding company Blue Water Autonomy has unveiled its first class of vessels, the Libery-class autonomous vessel, developed in partnership with Dutch shipbuilding major Damen.
Davie Defense has been awarded a contract from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to build five Arctic security cutters (ASCs), a new class of polar icebreaker critical to increasing the US presence in the Arctic.
The UK Ministry of Defense has revealed that plans for the Royal Navy’s future Type 83 destroyer remain under review, with a final business case still to be determined as part of wider defense investment planning.
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has launched the first Al-Dorra-class offshore patrol vessel, AL NOUKHITHA, being built for the Kuwait Ministry of Defense.
Hanwha Ocean has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with eleven South Korean companies involved in submarine construction to jointly pursue opportunities in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle Eastern market.
In a ceremony at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso shipyard, a steel was cut for the eighth unit in Italy’s PPA (Multipurpose Combat Ship) program.
The United Kingdom and the Bangladesh Navy have signed a sales agreement for the former HMS Enterprise, an Echo‑class hydrographic and oceanographic survey vessel.
The historic UK-Norway defense pact centered on the advanced Type 26 frigate is set to keep Scottish shipyards busy until ‘at least 2040’.
The second FDI frigate HS Nearchos has started its first sea trials in Lorient, France, shipbuilder Naval Group revealed.
German shipbuilding company TKMS has signed a framework agreement with Israel’s SpearUAV to advance sub-to-air loitering unmanned aerial system (UAS) capabilities for underwater platforms.
Construction has started on Colombia’s first Strategic Surface Platform (PES) frigate with a ceremonial first steel-cutting at the COTECMAR shipyard in Cartagena.
Australia’s frontline guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has formally entered the production phase of its upgrade program after docking at South Australia’s Osborne Naval Shipyard.
The US Coast Guard is completing final delivery activities this week for its 18th fully missionized HC-130J long-range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2018, at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems in Waco, Texas.
The Polish Navy is entering a new era of marine rescue, with the start of construction on a new salvage and rescue vessel, Ratownik.
