
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.

The French Navy’s logistics support ship (LSS) Jacques Stosskopf has started its sea trials, according to the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR).

Defense company Babcock has been awarded a c.£65 million, five-ship contract to deliver the capability insertion period (CIP) for the Type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy.

Turkish defense corporation Aselsan has completed the BARBAROS-Class Frigates Mid-Life Upgrade (BARBAROS-MLU) Project.

Turkish shipyard STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) has held a keel-laying ceremony for the three new corvettes that it is building for the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Lithuanian shipbuilding company Western Baltic Shipyard has revealed that a keel-laying ceremony was held for Singapore’s first two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

The Philippine Navy officially welcomed its newest warship, the BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG06), during a ceremony that took place at Naval Operating Base Subic, Zambales, on April 8, 2025.