
Technical launch of the sixth Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA) Ruggiero di Lauria took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano.

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the US Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) from its floating dock into the Pascagoula River.

Naval Group has launched HS Kimon, the first FDI frigate built for the Hellenic Navy, at its shipyard in Lorient, France. The launching ceremony of the frigate was held on October 4, 2023, in the presence of Sébastien Lecornu, French minister of the Armed Forces, and his Greek counterpart, Nikolaos

Damen Naval has delivered an extensive virtual copy of the new combat support ship (CSS) Den Helder to the Materieel & IT Command (COMMIT). According to Damen Naval, this is the first time the company has created a virtual reality (VR) version of an entire ship for and with the Royal Netherlands Nav

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), has begun developing energy system for an unmanned submarine using its submarine construction capabilities. The shipbuilder shared the update on its social media channels on October 4, 2023. H

General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), a business unit of General Dynamics, has secured a $967 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for Lead Yard Support and Development and Design efforts for Virginia-class fast-attack submarines. The company said the work will be performed in Connectic

Lockheed Martin, supporting the U.S. Navy, marked the successful launch of one Trident II D5 Life Extension Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM).

Austal Australia has delivered the 17th Guardian-class patrol boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence.

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) was commissioned at Eastport, Maine on 30 September.

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded £3.95 billion of funding to BAE Systems for the next phase of the UK’s next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine program, known as SSN-AUKUS.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the French shipbuilder Naval Group, through its subsidiary Naval Group Far East, are collaborating to drive autonomous technologies for vessels and unmanned vehicles.

HMS Blyth and HMS Pembroke, which patrolled the seas as Sandown Class Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs), have been sold to Romania by UK’s Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA).

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has reached a significant milestone in the construction of Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800).

The delivery of the third Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA) “Raimondo Montecuccoli” took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano on 27 September.