French Navy’s new POM vessel Reaches South Pacific Homeport
On April 3, 2023, the French Navy’s new overseas patrol vessel (POM) Auguste Bénébig arrived in Nouméa, its new homeport.
On April 3, 2023, the French Navy’s new overseas patrol vessel (POM) Auguste Bénébig arrived in Nouméa, its new homeport.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $567.6 million subcontract modification from General Dynamics Electric Boat to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
The Australian Government has procured a dedicated Undersea Support Vessel for the Australian Defence Force.
The CH-53K King Stallion completed five full days and nights of envelope expansion testing at sea in the Atlantic last month. The aircraft continued testing in a modern naval environment following initial successful sea trials in June, 2020.
Textron Systems was awarded an initial $20.8 million award for the design development and integration of the U.S. Navy’s next generation mine sweep system…
ABB has secured a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to supply an integrated power and propulsion package comprising two Azipod propulsion units and the Onboard DC Grid power system for two new, advanced multi-purpose patrol vessels of the Finnish Border Guard.
Abeking & Rasmussen has selected Anschütz to design and deliver an integrated solution for mine countermeasures (MCM), command and control, and navigation for two mine countermeasures vessels of the Indonesian Navy.

On April 04, 2023, BAE Systems’ Govan Shipyard in Scotland, cut the first steel of the fourth Type 26 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigate for the Royal Navy.
The Dutch Ministry of Defense stated on April 3, 2023, that the first frigate of the ASW Frigate programme will enter service for the Royal Dutch Navy in 2029.
On April 03, 2023, the Dutch Navy’s amphibious transport ship HNLMS Johan de Witt departed Damen Naval’s facilities after completing a comprehensive mid-life upgrade (MLU).