
A crewless boat has been driven around the Solent and remotely controlled from a Royal Navy vessel in a first in UK waters.

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has authenticated the keel of new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133).

The Albanese Government has down-selected two shipbuilders, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), to progress designs for Australia’s future general-purpose frigates.

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Beloit (LCS 29) on November 23, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Australian Government has selected a design developed by Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards as the preferred option for the Australian Defense Force’s Landing Craft Heavy under a program expected to bolster national defense by establishing a new littoral fleet.

BAE Systems has received $202 million in U.S. Navy contracts to provide modernization and maintenance services aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).

French shipbuilding company Naval Group has delivered the third Barracuda-class submarine to the French Navy.

Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) was commissioned on November 16, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts.

The keel laying marks the beginning of the ship’s construction and serves as the first milestone in determining the ship’s operational lifespan.

Work has started on HMS Scott to extend the vessel’s operational life into the early 2030s.

Leonardo has signed a contract with the Italian Coast Guard for the supply of an ATR42-600 Maritime Patrol (MP) aircraft.

The US Navy has commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone at a ceremony held in New York.

EDGE Group entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a company involved in the design, construction, repair, maintenance, refit, and conversion of naval and commercial vessels, has signed a series of contracts regarding its newly launched RABDAN FA-400 fast attack vessel.

Israeli defense technology company RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems has secured a contract to supply vessels of a NATO country with the latest generation of its Digital Shark electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems.