From Ultra Maritime, May 20, 2025 COLUMBIA CITY, Indiana – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Ultra Maritime are proud to announce a strategic partnership to substantially advance the state of the art in unmanned airborne detection and tracking…
Keel Laid for Future USS Quentin Walsh
From the Navy Office of Information, May 20, 2025 BATH, Maine — The keel for the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132), an Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer, was laid during a ceremony on May 20, at Bath…
RTX’s Raytheon Awarded $580M Production Contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band
From RTX, May 16, 2025 Electronic attack capability will counter new and emerging adversary threats MCKINNEY, Texas, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $580 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Navy for the Next Generation…
GA Integrates OPTIX Software for USMC Common Intelligence Picture WTI Course
From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SAN DIEGO – 19 May 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully integrated the advanced Optix software—developed by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-i3)—into the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Common Intelligence…
USCGC Calhoun Offloads More than $141M in Illegal Narcotics at Port Everglades
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, May 16, 2025 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun’s crew offloaded approximately 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth an estimated $140.9 million, Friday, at Port Everglades. The seized contraband was the…
RTX’s Raytheon Delivers 250th RAM Launcher to U.S. Navy
From RTX, May 19, 2025 RAM is a vital component of naval defense, protecting high-value assets and the lives of thousands of sailors and marines TUCSON, Ariz. (May 19, 2025) – Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business and German industrial…
Coast Guard to Reduce Flag Officer Positions by 25%
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard has been ordered to reduce the number of admirals by at least 25% before next year, the service announced. In a May 25 directive from Acting Commandant…
Harrier Finds Final Home in Fort Worth Aviation Museum
From Naval Air Systems Command, May 16, 2025 FORT WORTH, Texas — After years of soaring through the skies, a retired AV-8B II+ Harrier found its new home May 13 at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum, ready to inspire a…
Readiness, Shipbuilding Top Priorities for Navy
May 15, 2025 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News On Capitol Hill yesterday, Navy Secretary John Phelan told lawmakers that increasing shipbuilding to better outfit the Navy, developing an accountable and innovative warfighter culture and improving the welfare of the fighting…
USS Normandy Returns from Deployment to 4th Fleet
From U.S. 2nd Fleet, May 15, 2025 NORFOLK, Va. – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk May 15, concluding a nearly three-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. The crew…
