French equipment provider Thales has revealed that surveillance radar which will be fitted on Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates passed factory acceptance tests.
American company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has revealed that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a subcontract to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
Turkish Navy has commissioned its flagship and largest naval vessel, amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu, in Tuzla.
Turkish shipbuilding company STM has signed a contract for the sixth, seventh and eight Milgem-class vessels (Istanbul-class frigates) to be built for the Turkish Navy.
ABB has secured a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for two new multi-purpose patrol vessels of the Finnish Border Guard.
UK shipbuilder BAE Systems has started the construction of the Royal Navy’s fourth Type 26 frigate HMS Birmingham.
The US Coast Guard’s newest cutter, the fast response cutter Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151), was commissioned at Coast Guard Base Boston on 30 March.
The US Navy has commissioned the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) as the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS).
Fincantieri and Cantiere Navale Vittoria have marked the laying of the keel of the multi-purpose offshore unit (UAM) destined for the Italian Coast Guard.
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed contracts with local shipyards for the construction of 11 next-generation offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) and six next-generation missile vessels (NGMVs) for the Indian Navy.
Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding has started the construction of the fourth Kormoran II-class minehunter for the Polish Navy.
Shipbuilding company Austal USA has launched two US Navy ships, USNS Cody (EPF 14) and the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36).
French shipbuilder Naval Group has launched the first of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, M940 Oostende, intended for the Belgian Navy.
General Dynamics NASSCO has started construction on the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.
