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  • Navy Awards Marinette Marine $30 million Contract toward Medium Landing Ships  - Navy Awards Marinette Marine $30 million Contract toward Medium Landing Ships  By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor  ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to a shipbuilder for materials and engineering activities for the first four Block 1 medium landing ships (LSMs).  “Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wisconsin, is awarded...
  • Airbus and Lakota Connector Partners Successfully Execute Fourth Autonomous Flight Test - WASHINGTON (April 15, 2026)—Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, in partnership with Shield AI, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), and Parry Labs, completed its fourth autonomous flight test on the H145 Airbus helicopter and successfully integrated all four company’s technologies into a single aircraft together for the first time.  The test flights,...
  • Navy Announces Commissioning Date, Location for the Future USS Cleveland   - From U.S. Fleet Forces Command, 14 April 2026  The U.S. Navy will commission the future Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) on May 16, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.  Cmdr. Bruce Hallett, commanding officer of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Cleveland (LCS-31) and Command Master Chief Carla Bellamy take...
  • U.S. to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports  - From U.S. Central Command, April 12, 2026  TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, in accordance with the President’s proclamation.  The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations...
  • Philippine, U.S. Forces Kick Off Most Expansive Balikatan Exercise to Date  - From the I Marine Expeditionary Force  CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military will conduct the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan across the Philippine archipelago from April 20 to May 8.  Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine Mutual Defense...

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Navy Awards Marinette Marine $30 million Contract toward Medium Landing...

Navy Awards Marinette Marine $30 million Contract toward Medium Landing Ships  By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor  ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to a shipbuilder for materials and&nb...

Airbus and Lakota Connector Partners Successfully Execute Fourth Autonomous Flight...

WASHINGTON (April 15, 2026)—Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, in partnership with Shield AI, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), and Parry Labs, completed its fourth autonomous flight test on the H145 Airbus helicopter a...

Navy Announces Commissioning Date, Location for the Future USS Cleveland  

From U.S. Fleet Forces Command, 14 April 2026  The U.S. Navy will commission the future Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) on May 16, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.  Cmdr. Bruce Hallett...

U.S. to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports 

From U.S. Central Command, April 12, 2026  TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m....

Philippine, U.S. Forces Kick Off Most Expansive Balikatan Exercise to...

From the I Marine Expeditionary Force  CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military will conduct the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan across the Philippi...
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