Austal USA celebrated the start of construction on the company’s first steel ship on July 11, 2022 – a U.S. Navy Navajo Class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS 11).
Russia’s Sevmash shipyard ceremonially handed over the K-329 Belgorod submarine, capable of carrying and launching Poseidon-type underwater drones (or torpedoes), at the shipyard’s facilities on July 08, 2022.
The previously approved June 2021 procurement of five P-8A Poseidon aircraft as temporary replacements for the P-3C Orion will be increased…
India’s indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant completed the fourth phase of sea trials of major equipment and systems, including major aviation equipment, on July 10, 2022.
The newest Boeing P-8 maritime patrol, reconnaissance aircraft took to the skies over Puget Sound bringing the total number of P-8s delivered to 150.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri delivered the second Musherib-class OPV “Sheraouh” (Q62) to the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces on 7 July 2022.
The U.S. Navy recently demonstrated a mine countermeasure (MCM) prototype technology aboard the MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, proving a capability that could allow the warfighter to rapidly detect and respond to threats.
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard both day and night delivering enhanced maritime situational awareness for an array of operational tasks, through a contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Taiwan’s naval shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) started the official sea trials of the country’s first ever indigenous landing platform dock (LPD) named “Yu Shan” (玉山 named after the tallest mountain in Taiwan) on July 6, 2022.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed an initial contract valued at MNOK 489 (A$71m) with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability. The order income is booked in the second quarter of 2022.
