
Oostende, the first of the series of mine countermeasures vessels in the BelgianDutch rMCM program, intended for the Belgian Navy, began its first sea trials.

Rohde & Schwarz has signed a contract with PGZ for Poland’s Miecznik program, containing three new Miecznik frigates for the Polish Navy.

Naval navigation provider Exail has been selected by German Anschutz to supply Marins inertial navigation systems (INS) for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 (Inspiration-class) general-purpose frigates.

The launch of the seventh PPA (multipurpose combat ship) Domenico Millelire took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Genova) on July 13, 2024.

Austal Australia has delivered the 20th Guardian-class patrol boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defense.

US Marine Corps’ III Marine Expeditionary Force received a shipment of amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) at Naha Military Port on June 29, 2024.

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has started the construction activities for its new fleet of Canadian surface combatants (CSC), River-class destroyers.

The launching ceremony of Tournai, the third of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, intended for the Belgian Navy, took place on July 2, 2024, in Concarneau.

Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for ten combat boats.

The international organization for joint armament cooperation OCCAR has exercised an option for the fourth new-generation submarine related to the U212NFS program for the Italian Navy, which was assigned to Fincantieri.

The delivery ceremony of the Gowind corvette Al Emarat, ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Naval Group, took place on June 27, 2024, in Lorient.

A steel was cut at Osbourne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide for the Royal Australian Navy’s first Hunter-class frigate.

The keel for the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was authenticated at General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO on June 21, 2024.

The Australian Government has ordered two additional Guardian-class patrol boats from Austal Australia.