From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, June 4, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, departed on its initial voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign…
RTX’s Raytheon awarded $1.1 billion U.S. Navy contract to produce AIM-9X Block II missiles
From RTX, June 04, 2025 Award represents largest production contract to date TUCSON, Ariz., June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X Block II missiles. This is the largest…
USS Sampson Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility
From U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs, June 4, 2025 SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Naval Base San Diego, June 3, 2025, to support operations in the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) area…
BAE Systems Awarded $30M for Identification Friend or Foe Common Transponder
From BAE Systems, June 4, 2025 IFF technical refresh positions the Department of Defense to meet future cyber and crypto requirements and eliminates obsolescence GREENLAWN, N.Y. — June 4, 2025 — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems $30 million…
SASC Chairman Wicker Releases Defense Reconciliation Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on June 3 released the text of the defense portion of the reconciliation bill, named the One Big Beautiful Bill. The defense portion was negotiated by members of the…
SECDEF Orders Renaming of USNS Harvey Milk
According to numerous reports, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206), a John Lewis-class oiler named after the Navy veteran and gay rights activist. First reported by Military Times, a memorandum has ordered…
Navy Selects Mobile, Ala., Company to Scrap World’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has selected NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services LLC, a company with facilities in Mobile, Alabama, to scrap the former USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Navy’s — and the world’s…
BAE Systems Launches $250M State-of-the-Art Shiplift and Land Level Facility in Jacksonville
From BAE Systems, June 2, 2025 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — June 2, 2025 — BAE Systems unveiled its new shiplift and land-level repair complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s Jacksonville, Florida shipyard. This marks a significant milestone in the…
SEAL Nominated for 4th Star, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced June 3 that the president has nominated Navy Vice Adm. Frank M. Bradley for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force…
RTX’s Raytheon Awarded $536 million US Navy Contract for SPY-6 Family of Radars
Contract provides continued integration and test support for the U.S. Navy’s most advanced maritime radar From RTX, June 3, 2025 ANDOVER, Mass. (June 3, 2025) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $536 million contract from…
