Navantia’s shipyard in Puerto Real (Cádiz) has begun the construction of modules for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) program, which will see Navantia UK deliver three logistics ships for the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime has decided to participate in the prequalification phase of the competition for the Royal Norwegian Navy’s new standardized vessels (P1118).
Destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) has taken a decisive step toward operational service as the US Navy’s first surface combatant equipped for hypersonic strike, completing builder’s sea trials following a sweeping modernization at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula.
Brazil’s Tamandaré-class frigate program has reached a major industrial milestone, with steel cutting underway for the fourth ship, Mariz e Barros (F203), marking the first time all four vessels are under active construction simultaneously in Brazil.
Shipbuilder Austal has launched Hull 544, the final Guardian-class Patrol Boat contracted for construction under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project (SEA3036-1) for Australia.
Defense giant Babcock has secured the first agreement under the £4 billion Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) with Indonesia, for the sale of two Arrowhead 140 frigate licences, to be delivered over the coming months.
To help bring the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) new River-class destroyer into service and support them throughout their lifecycle, the Department of National Defence (DND) is building a land-based test facility (LBTF) on DND property at Hartlen Point in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia.
Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Shipyards Group has secured a contract with the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) for the delivery of two ASD Tugs 3212.
The Philippine Navy has welcomed its newest offshore patrol vessel (OPV), future BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS20).
Construction of Canada’s future River-class destroyers has reached a new milestone, with early work on the first ship now advancing steadily as the program moves toward its next major phase.
Birdon has signed a $125 million contract with the Australian Government to design and build one prototype and 15 amphibious vehicles – logistics (AV-L).
Babcock Australasia has delivered its first major maintenance package on the Royal Australian Navy’s new Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ship.
Shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has reached major production milestones in the Finnish Navy’s Squadron 2020 program, cutting steel for the fourth Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette while laying the keel of the third vessel.
Polish Navy’s second SIGINT (signals intelligence) ship, ORP Henryk Zygalski, has been launched in Gdańsk, Poland.
