Defense company BAE Systems has received a $123 million contract from the US Navy to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98).
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has held a keel-laying ceremony for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804).
The keel of HMS Formidable, the Royal Navy’s third Type 31 frigate, has been laid in a ceremony at the Babcock facility in Rosyth. Work on HMS Formidable has been underway since October 2024, when the first steel was cut, with various segments taking shape. With keel laying, the frigate begins to ta
The US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has selected Damen Shipyards’ Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 design for its Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program.
The Royal Navy’s longest-serving frigate, HMS Lancaster, has been retired after 34 years of operational service.
The Norwegian government has announced its intention to procure two additional submarines, reinforcing the country’s maritime defense strategy.
The Bulgarian Navy has taken delivery of the first multipurpose modular patrol vessel (MMPV), the first domestically built warship in a century.
Austal USA has hosted a keel laying ceremony for the first US Coast Guard (USCG) Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) to be built at the company’s Mobile, Alabama, ship manufacturing facility.
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has taken delivery of the former US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter, USCGC Decisive.
French shipbuilder Naval Group has renewed its contract with the Egyptian Navy for the in-service support (ISS) of seven naval vessels.
The Royal Australian Navy has marked a significant milestone in maritime innovation with the successful first-of-class trials of the Edge 130 tri-copter drone on the evolved Cape-class patrol vessel HMAS Cape Pillar.
At Navantia UK’s Appledore shipyard in North Devon, the traditional steel-cutting ceremony has marked the start of construction on the first vessel in the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) program for the Royal Navy.
The Royal Australian Navy has commemorated the service of HMA Ships Albany, Bathurst, and Childers, the final three Armidale-class patrol boats, during a triple decommissioning ceremony at their home port of HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin.
Romania has signed an intergovernmental contract with the Republic of Türkiye for the purchase of a Hisar-class corvette, marking a major step in strengthening the country’s naval capabilities in the Black Sea region.
