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.
The US Coast Guard’s ship Spencer, an 82-meter Famous-class medium endurance cutter, departed the coast guard’s yard in Baltimore on March 8, 2025, having completed its 20-month service life extension program (SLEP).
Al Seer Marine, a subsidiary of International Holding Company, and Damen International, a part of the Damen family of companies, have secured a significant AED 1.3 billion ($354 million) contract with Tawazun Council to manufacture advanced offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
A keel laying ceremony of the second and third next-generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPV), to be constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the Indian Navy, was held at M/s Yeoman Marine Services on March 23, 2025.
The US Department of Defense has awarded Bell Boeing’s Joint Program Office a contract to provide CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the US Navy.
The Dutch Navy’s combat support ship (CSS) Den Helder has been handed over to the Command Materiel and IT organization (Materiel and IT Command, COMMIT), Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval unveiled.
Australia has entered a $200 million agreement with the United States (U.S.) to acquire additional quantities of MK-48 heavy weight torpedoes.
