
Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark is set to debut its latest unmanned surface vessel, new high speed maneuverable unmanned surface vessel (HSMUSV).

Finnish designer and manufacturer of combat boats Marine Alutech has signed a contract with the Lithuanian and the Latvian Ministry of Defense to develop and deliver combat boats based on Watercat M18 model.

The Belgian Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for the third coastal patrol vessel, Vega, at French shipyard Socarenam.

The US Navy has commissioned the 24th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), the USS Iowa (SSN 797).

German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has secured contracts to provide its engines and power multi-purpose and offshore patrol vessels for the Portuguese Navy.

The Brazilian Navy has signed an agreement with the Royal Navy for the acquisition of two amphibious assault ships of the Albion class, HMS Albion (L14) and HMS Bulwark (L15).

The Horizon Mid-Life-Upgrade (MLU) Program, a collaborative initiative involving France and Italy, has successfully completed its critical design review (CDR), the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) revealed.

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the first of two next-generation FREMM frigates of the EVOLUTION version, known as FREMM EVO.

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.