
Canadian shipbuilding company Irving Shipbuilding has laid the keel for the first River-class destroyer (RCD), the future HMCS Fraser, for the Royal Canadian Navy.

The US Navy and Lockheed Martin have completed the first phase of the F-35C LRASM Flight Sciences Test Program after a series of integration flight tests from September 2024 to April 2026.

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) completed a scheduled maintenance period at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) 29 days ahead of schedule, June 10, 2026.

US defense technology companies Saronic and Castelion have teamed up to develop and demonstrate a hypersonic launch capability from an unmanned surface vessel.

The US Department of State has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy worth an estimated $30.6 million, covering seven assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) sourced from US Marine Corps stock, along with associated support equipment and logistics services.

The US Navy has accepted delivery of USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship in the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler program, from General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego.

America’s largest military shipbuilder HII has partnered with Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing to accelerate the serial production of HII’s ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs).

General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), the seventh ship in the fleet oiler program built for the US Navy.

Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has completed the installation of both replenishment-at-sea (RAS) kingposts on the Royal Canadian Navy’s second joint support ship, HMCS Preserver, marking the vessel’s full structural consolidation and a key milestone in its construction program.

US marine technology developer Fleetzero has partnered with shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors and naval architecture and engineering firm Glosten to support the development and deployment of autonomous vessel solutions for commercial maritime, government and defense applications.

Canada has marked a construction milestone in the development of its future Arctic polar icebreaker Polar Max, as shipbuilder Davie advances work on the vessel.

Lockheed Martin Canada has awarded OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) the contract to execute the manufacturing and delivery of integrated bridge and navigation systems (IBNS) for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) three River-class destroyers (RCD).

The US Navy accepted delivery of future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), the final Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, from Bath Iron Works.

The US Navy has selected seven companies’ entries to advance to the at-sea testing phase of the medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) marketplace.