
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the fourth multipurpose combat ship (PPA) Giovanni delle Bande Nere to the Italian Navy.

The US Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract to perform depot maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) support of the 135 aircraft P-8A Poseidon fleet.

French shipbuilder Naval Group has signed a delivery agreement with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense for the four new Orka-class submarines planned for the Dutch Navy.

Defense company BAE Systems has received a $177.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97).

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $9.6 billion multi-ship procurement contract for the construction of three San Antonio-class (LPD 17) amphibious ships and a contract modification for the next America-class (LHA 6) large-deck amphibious ship.

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has commissioned the first two of four Invincible-class submarines, RSS Invincible and RSS Impeccable.

The steel-cutting ceremony for the first of four next-generation offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) that shipbuilder Fincantieri will build for the Italian Navy took place at the Riva Trigoso shipyard in Genoa on September 24.

German manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has received a contract to provide propulsion systems for two Arctic offshore patrol ships (AOPSs) for the Canadian Coast Guard.

Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for upgrades to Norway’s Ula-class submarines to extend the operational life of the submarines.

On September 19, 2024, the launching ceremony of the second FDI frigate HS Nearchos took place at the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient.

The design phase for the six German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarines has been concluded on schedule with Critical Design Review (CDR), thyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) revealed.

Palfinger Marine has been awarded a contract by Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) to supply slipway systems for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) six multi-role combat vessels (MRCVs).

Austal USA has been awarded a $450 million (approx. A$670 million) contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat to expand production capacity at its US shipyard in support of the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB).

The US Navy has commissioned the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796) in a traditional ceremony held at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey.