The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Fallujah (LHA 9) was held at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Pascagoula shipyard, on 20 September.
The Department of Material Maintenance (DMI) and Royal IHC have signed a contract for the execution of dock-related maintenance on three auxiliary vessels.
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), arrived in Trieste, Italy for a scheduled port visit.
The US Navy commissioned the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) as the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a ceremony on 16 September in Menominee, Michigan.
Danish naval architect company OSK Design has unveiled the latest concept for an Arctic frigate.
UK shipbuilder Babcock International has laid the keel for the second Type 31 frigate that is being constructed for the Royal Navy.
Defence companies Babcock and HII have combined forces in Australia, working together to support critical capability requirements for the once-in-a-generation AUKUS nuclear submarine program.
Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has held a launching ceremony for PNS Hunain, one of a series of offshore patrol vessels (OPV) 2600 that Damen is constructing for the Pakistan Navy.
Defence companies Saab and Babcock have signed a strategic cooperation agreement at DSEI to work on the design of a new corvette.
A pilotless plane has flown on and off a Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales for the first time.
Defence company Thales has been awarded an in-service support contract for the Canadian Navy’s minor warships and auxiliary vessels.
Austal USA has been awarded a $91 million fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price type contract for the construction of three Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700 class craft.
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), the 11th ship of its class, was decommissioned after more than 35 years of naval service during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, on 1 September.
Britain’s biggest warship HMS Prince of Wales has sailed for its autumn deployment, pushing the limits of aircraft carrier operations with drones, fifth-generation stealth fighters, tilt-rotors and helicopters.
