Back at sea for the first time in four and a half years is HMS St Albans – the penultimate Royal Navy frigate to undergo a massive overhaul.
The US Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama on March 1.
Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), a subsidiary of Thales, has delivered the first CAPTAS-4 sonar for the U.S. Navy’s Constellation class frigates (FFG).
Taiwan’s first domestically grown submarine Hai Kun (SS-711) was launched on February 27, to undergo sea acceptance tests, according to Taiwan’s shipbuilder CSBC Corporation.
HMS Venturer’s impressive bow unit was recently installed as progress on the ship’s structure continues, according to shipbuilding major Babcock International.
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a contract with the supplier Astilleros Armon Vigo SA for the delivery of two new workboats.
Vard Marine, a Fincantieri company, has named Serco as a preferred supplier to Team Vigilance for the Canadian Navy’s next-generation offshore patrol vessel (OPV).
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a new ship design based on modern defence and security requirements, the Multi-Purpose Support Ship (MPSS).
US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) has been launched into the James River at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division (NNS) recently began topside testing of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) on US Navy’s aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79).
The Government of Canada has awarded a contract to Ocean Industries Inc. for the vessel life extension of CCGS Griffon.
Austal Australia has been awarded a contract extension for the construction of two additional evolved Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy.
The Albanese Government has released its blueprint for a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet for the Royal Australian Navy, more than doubling the size of the surface combatant fleet under the former government’s plan.
Forth Ports, the UK’s third-largest port group, has placed an order for two new pilot boats to join their fleet working on the Rivers Forth and Tay.
