His Majesty King Charles III has commissioned HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s newest Astute class nuclear-powered attack submarine, during a ceremony at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.
On Sunday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited the US. Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
Australia has announced it will spend A$12 billion (US$8 billion) to establish a Defence Precinct at Henderson in Western Australia to support the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.
Babcock Canada and Hanwha Ocean signed a teaming agreement for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP).
The Indian submarine programme has entered a new phase as TKMS and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) begin official contract negotiations with India’s procurement authority for Project 75(I).
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) on 3 September to begin a Depot Modernisation Period (DMP).
Swedish defence company Saab has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Polish firm Base Group, reinforcing a long-standing industrial relationship.
Fincantieri and the PGZ Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce.
The Canadian delegation, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Defence Minister David McGuinty, visited the TKMS shipyard in Kiel on 26 August.
On 27 August, a keel-laying ceremony for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) was held at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
According to Hanwha Ocean, a further eight submarines would be delivered at a rate of one per year, enabling Canada to complete a 12-vessel fleet by 2043.
Canada has identified Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean as the leading contenders for a multibillion-dollar submarine contract.
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