
US-based start-up Saronic Technologies has announced the expansion of its family of autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) with the addition of two new models, Mirage and Cipher.

The Tunisian Navy has conducted a commissioning ceremony for two Island-class patrol boats, which the United States transferred to Tunisia.

The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has received a tech upgrade that will enable it to share “vital combat data faster with other ships” during the UK’s Carrier Strike Group deployment.

The Indonesian Navy commissioned its second Bung Karno-class corvette KRI Bung Hatta in a ceremony at PT Karimun Anugrah Sejati’s shipyard in Batam, on April 17, 2025.

Defense company BAE Systems has received an additional $11.5 million production order for a Columbia-class submarine component.

US tech company Saronic has decided to acquire Gulf Craft, a Louisiana-based shipbuilder, to accelerate its growth into autonomous shipbuilding.

Dutch heavyweights Damen and Fugro have joined forces to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew.

Shipbuilder Austal USA has started the construction of USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), the US Navy’s seventh towing, salvage and rescue ship.

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture owned by Fincantieri and Leonardo, delivered the multi-role frigate Spartaco Schergat to the Italian Navy, the ninth in a series of ten new European multi-mission frigates (FREMM).

In a ceremony held at Jinnah Naval Base, Ormara, the Pakistan Navy marked a significant milestone with the commissioning of its fourth offshore patrol vessel (OPV), PNS Yamama.

Spanish shipbuilding major Navantia has secured a contract to support the Royal Thai Navy in its project to enhance the capability of the landing platform dock (LPD) HTMS Chang (792).

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has signed a maintenance contract with French shipbuilding company OCEA to strengthen and maintain the operational readiness and sustainability of the PCG’s fleet of French-built patrol vessels.

Indian shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has laid the keel of the third next-generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) for the Indian Navy.

The stage is now set for a significant leap in the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) combat capabilities, as a landmark delivery tasking statement has officially launched the upgrade of the Hobart-class guided missile destroyers’ combat systems.