
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has cut the steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreaker, signifying the start of the construction process on the vessel.

US defense company Eureka Naval Craft and Australian marine autonomy specialist Greenroom Robotics are set to unveil what they describe as ‘the most advanced autonomous naval attack vessel ever designed’.

Defense company BAE Systems has received a contract award for the production of Virginia payload (VPM) missile tubes for Block VI Virginia-class submarines.

Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has unveiled that the Danish Government plans to strengthen the defense with a new ambitious naval strategy that includes the purchase of new equipment and vessels.

The Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has announced the signing of Amendment No. 6 to the U212 Near Future Submarine (NFS) program contract.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems, a subsidiary of Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has delivered the 3,500-ton patrol vessel Amami to the Japan Coast Guard.

Austal USA has held a christening ceremony for the company’s first steel ship, future USNS Billy Frank Jr., the Navy’s sixth towing, salvage, and rescue ship (T-ATS 11), at the company’s Mobile, Alabama, ship manufacturing facility.

Vlissingen, the second of the series of mine countermeasures vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, first intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy, began its first sea trials campaign from Concarneau, France, on March 27, 2025.

The second frigate of Project 1135.6 additional follow-on ships, named Tavasya, has been launched by the Indian Navy.

South Korean shipbuilding company HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has launched the second Miguel Malvar-class corvette for the Philippine Navy.

German company thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Werft have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to collaborate on delivering the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next advanced frigates.

Equipment provider ABB has secured a contract with the West Sea Shipyard located in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to supply six new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) of the Portuguese Navy with an integrated power, propulsion and automation system.

General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $1 billion undefinitized contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense, allowing the company to purchase long lead time materials for Virginia Class Block VI submarines.

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the shipyard.