
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has completed builder’s sea trials of USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Two port workers have been arrested over the attempted sabotage of German naval vessels docked at the Port of Hamburg, the EU’s Eurojust crime agency revealed.

Türkiye has launched new İstif (I) class frigates, TCG AKDENİZ, marking a significant milestone in its naval modernization efforts.

German shipbuilding major TKMS has signed a preliminary agreement with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the MEKO A-200 DEU project.

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has delivered two more CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters to the US Marine Corps.

Norway has signed a contract with German shipbuilder TKMS for two additional Type 212CD submarines, increasing its planned fleet to six vessels.

Turkish naval engineering company STM has held a keel-laying ceremony for the auxiliary oiler replenisher and logistics ship being built for the Portuguese Navy.

The Commonwealth of Australia has accepted delivery of the 23rd Guardian-class patrol boat constructed by Austal under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Program (SEA3036-1).

German shipbuilding giant TKMS and Seaspan, Canada’s largest shipbuilding, design, and repair company, have signed a teaming agreement to collaborate on the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP).

General Dynamics NASSCO (GD NASSCO) has begun construction of the future USNS Dolores Huerta (T-AO 214), marking a key milestone in the US Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.

South Korean shipbuilding major Hanwha Ocean held a keel laying ceremony for the fifth future frigate eXperimental (FFX) Batch-III Ship for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) on January 27, 2026.

The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy, has departed Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of American shipbuilder HII, to begin builder’s sea trials.

BAE Systems’ San Diego shipyard has received two US Navy contracts totalling $98 million to perform scheduled modernization work aboard the littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) and the guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106).

Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri has held a launching ceremony for the Italian Navy’s new major hydro-oceanographic ship (N.I.O.M.) named Quirinale.