The United Kingdom has announced it will invest in a new class of amphibious transport ships to support Commando Force operations as part of a plan to establish a combined fleet with the Netherlands.
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Germany Cancels F126 Frigate Program and Chooses Eight MEKO A-200 Warships
Germany has decided to cancel the F126 frigate program, considered the country’s largest naval project since World War II, and replace it with the acquisition of up to eight MEKO A-200 frigates built by the German company TKMS.
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Mitsubishi receives contract to build three updated Mogami-class frigates for Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received a contract from Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) to build three upgraded multi-mission frigates (FFM) of the Mogami class.
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U.S. mine countermeasure ships USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara spotted in Malaysia
Two U.S. Navy ships specialized in mine countermeasures, the USS Tulsa and the USS Santa Barbara, were spotted at a port in Malaysia, despite previously being assigned to operations in the Middle East.
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Austal receives US$4 billion contract from Australia to build LCH vessels
Austal, the Australian shipbuilder, has been awarded a US$4 billion contract for the construction of eight Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) vessels under the Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) with the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Ulstein unveils new standardized vessel projects for the Royal Norwegian Navy
Ulstein, a Norwegian shipbuilding company, has presented designs for the Royal Norwegian Navy’s new vessels as part of its ongoing modernization efforts.
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Croatia considers purchasing 2 corvettes to modernize its navy in the Adriatic
Croatia is advancing in the process of acquiring two multipurpose corvettes to modernize its navy.
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Portuguese Navy to have 2 new replenishment ships built by STM
The Portuguese Navy will receive two new replenishment and logistics support ships, which will be built by the Turkish shipyard STM and equipped with replenishment-at-sea (FAS) and refueling-at-sea (RAS) systems provided by Kongsberg Maritime.
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Belgium and the Netherlands donate 7 minehunter ships to Bulgaria for indirect support to Ukraine
Belgium and the Netherlands will transfer seven Tripartite-class minehunter ships to Bulgaria free of charge, in an agreement that also provides indirect support to Ukraine.
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Chinese and Russian ships conduct patrol near Japan ahead of military parade in Beijing
Chinese and Russian warships were spotted sailing near Japan in maneuvers that, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, nearly circled the archipelago over the course of a month.
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United States releases images of military ships heading toward the coast of Venezuela
The United States has released the first images of warships sent to the Caribbean to combat drug trafficking.
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Trump negotiates purchase of 15 icebreakers with Finland to strengthen US presence in the Arctic
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has shown interest in expanding American presence in the Arctic through two avenues: acquiring icebreaker ships and insisting on the idea of purchasing Greenland.
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