Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the amphibious vessel Al Fulk to the Ministry of Defense of Qatar.
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has delivered ROKS Jeongjo the Great, the first ship in the 8,200-ton Sejong the Great-class (KDX III Batch II) destroyers, to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).
The first steel has been cut for the UK’s newest warship, the Type 26 frigate HMS Sheffield, at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow.
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has completed the installation of the air-independent propulsion (AIP) system equipment, based on hydrogen technology, onto the Spanish Navy’s S-80 submarine.
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.
