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Lockheed Martin Partners with Australian Submarine Agency on Combat Systems Integration for Virginia‑Class Fleet
August 11, 2026
Press Release
BETHESDA, Md. — The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a two‑year AUD$26.5 million contract to create a sovereign Combat Systems Integration (CSI) capability for Australia’s future Virginia‑class submarines under the AUKUS partnership. Australian engineers will be supported by U.S.-based Virginia-class submarine subject-matter experts, to accelerate capability development and build a sustainable, sovereign integration…
Why Forward Presence Still Matters in the Indo-Pacific
August 4, 2026
Matt Reisener
Seapower’s focus on marine expeditionary warfare is extremely timely, with the Marine Corps’ participation in the 2026 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise concluding just days before this issue’s publication. Yet while RIMPAC draws considerable attention as the world’s largest maritime exercise, the Marine Corps also participated in two other…
US Sub Building to Advance Under New $76.6B Contracts
July 30, 2026
Seapower Staff
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded contracts on to expand the nation’s undersea warfighting capabilities, the department and contractors announced July 29. The DoD awarded a five-ship contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat for the construction of five Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), a nine-ship contract to GDEB and…
U.S. Marine Corps receives final MV-22B Osprey, completing program of record
July 29, 2026
Marine Corps Public Affairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Marine Corps and its industry partners marked the completion of the MV-22B Osprey Program of Record on July 28, 2026, with the delivery of the 359th aircraft. This milestone shifts the Marine Corps’ focus from fielding the aircraft to sustaining and modernizing the fleet for…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to Honolulu following 5-month Western Pacific patrol
July 24, 2026
U.S. Coast Guard
HONOLULU — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) returned to their home port in Honolulu on Monday following a five-month deployment to the Western Pacific. Throughout the deployment, Midgett operated under the tactical control of the U.S. 7th Fleet, supporting efforts to promote a free and…