
The Royal Navy’s latest Astute-class submarine has been named at BAE Systems’ submarines site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

French shipbuilder Naval Group has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first block of the third Hellenic Ship (HS) Formion.

On April 22, 2024, Singapore’s fourth submarine in the Type 218SG construction program (Invincible-class) was named at the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard in Kiel.

South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), a division of shipbuilding giant HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), has signed a contract to build four warships for the Peruvian Navy with local shipyard SIMA.

The division of American shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Ingalls Shipbuilding, has delivered amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) to the U.S. Navy.

The US Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first Constellation-class frigate USS Constellation (FFG 62) in Wisconsin.

The keel laying ceremony of Finnish Navy’s first Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette was held at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard on April 11, 2024.

Belgian Defense has ordered six R7 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from Exail, a UK-based high-tech company specializing in robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and photonics technologies.

US-headquartered marine solutions provider Caterpillar Marine has joined forces with compatriot tech company Serco to work on a new No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) medium unmanned surface vessel.

French shipbuilder Naval Group and Indonesian shipbuilding company PT PAL have signed a contract with Indonesia for two Scorpène evolved full lithium-ion battery (LiB) submarines.

South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured a $463 million order to build four vessels for the Peruvian Navy together with Peru’s state-owned shipbuilder SIMA Peru.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence have signed a 1.18-billion-euro contract for the supply of two PPA Units.

On March 27, the third of the four Scorpène submarines of Brazilian Navy’s ProSub program was launched at the Itaguaí Naval base.

Defense company Bollinger Shipyards has held a keel-laying ceremony for the future USNS Muscogee Creek Nation, the tenth Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS).