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.
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.
