MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA started construction on its second Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Icarus (WMSM 920). Like Pickering (WMSM 919), Icarus is being built at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility as part of a contract that…
Coast Guard Offloads $88M in Illicit Drugs Interdicted in the Eastern Pacific
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded approximately 11,922 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $88.2 million, Tuesday, at Port Everglades. The seized contraband was the result of three separate interdictions…
Exail Partners With U.S. Key Player to Supply 100 Navigation Systems for Naval UUVs
LINCOLN, R. I.) July 30, 2025 — Exail, a leading provider of navigation solutions, has secured a new contract with a U.S.-based global defense player. The agreement involves the delivery of 100 Phins Compact Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) to equip…
Senators Introduce Bill to Exempt Shipbuilding Workforce from Cuts
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of New England lawmakers has introduced a bill in Congress to protect the shipbuilding workforce. U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the U.S. Senate…
Bollinger Shipyards Applauds Full Funding of Polar Security Cutter Program
Release From Bollinger Shipyards PASCAGOULA, Miss. — August 5, 2025 — With the recent enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program is now funded through completion of all three vessels –…
Austal USA Receives Contract for Second Offshore Patrol Cutter
Release From Austal USA Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA has received a contract option award from the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of the second Stage 2 Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and acquisition of long lead-time material to…
L3Harris Successfully Tests New Power Plant System for Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
Release From Aerojet Rocketdyne L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed testing of the first power plant system for the Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System (SCEPS) that will power the U.S. Navy’s MK 54 MOD 2 Increment 2 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo. The…
Shield AI’s New V-BAT Passes Operational Evaluation with U.S. Coast Guard
Release From Shield AI SAN DIEGO (July 31, 2025) – Shield AI, the deep-tech company developing cutting-edge autonomy software and next-generation defense aircraft, announced that its new V-BAT 5.3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has successfully completed Operational Test & Evaluation…
QinetiQ US Secures $26M in Naval Defense Contracts with General Dynamics Electric Boat
Release From QintetiQ Multi-year agreement strengthens QinetiQ’s position in naval defense systems with critical components for Virginia and Columbia class submarines MCLEAN, Va., July 29, 2025 — QinetiQ US secures approximately $26 million in subcontracts from General Dynamics Electric Boat to deliver…
F/A-18 and EA-18G Surpass 12 Million Flight Hours
RELEASE FROM NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft fleet has surpassed 12 million flight hours, marking an important milestone for one of the most enduring families of aircraft in modern…
