Indonesian Navy commissions two new Fani-class MCM vessels
On August 14, the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) commissioned of two new Fani-class mine countermeasures vessels in Surabaya, East Java.
On August 14, the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) commissioned of two new Fani-class mine countermeasures vessels in Surabaya, East Java.
Second Suffren-class submarine, “Duguay-Trouin” (S636), was handed over to the French Navy by Naval Group.
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL cuts the first steel of the Landing Platform Dock (LPD) for the Philippine Navy with a ceremony in Surabaya on August 10, 2023.
The US Navy announced a solicitation contract for long lead items and construction for LPD 33 to 35, reversing course on Amphibious ship buys.
On July 27, 2023, South Korean shipbuilder SK Oceanplant held a steel-cutting ceremony for the ROK Navy’s 2nd FFX Batch-III frigate
On July 29, 2023, the U.S. Navy christened the Arleigh Burke Flight IIA destroyer, the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signed a contract with the Italian MoD for the construction of 3 next-gen OPVs, with the options for a further 3 units.
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), increasing Department of Defense spending to $886 billion.

The U.S. Navy released a pre-solicitation notice seeking sources to support Long Range Anti-ship Missile (LRASM) integration on the F-35.

OCCAR has exercised the construction of the third U212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) program for the Italian Navy assigned to Fincantieri.