From by Carrier Strike Group 11, Nov. 29, 2025 PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII–Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) returned to its homeport of Pearl Harbor following nine months underway in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet…
BAE Systems Awarded $1.7B Navy Contract for APKWS Laser-Guidance Kits
Release From BAE Systems HUDSON, N.H. — December 10, 2025 — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a new five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for APKWS® laser-guidance kits to equip U.S. armed forces with tens of thousands of additional low-cost precision munitions. The…
HII Deepens Partnership with Babcock International Group for Submarine Construction
Release From HII ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) and Babcock International Group (Babcock) announced today they have signed a contract that expands their strategic partnership to further support Virginia-class submarine construction throughput at HII’s Newport…
BAE Systems Selected to Modernize USS Forrest Sherman
Release From BAE Systems BAE Systems has received a $123 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). The total value of the competitively awarded contract could reach $139 million if…
Navy Invests $448M in AI and Autonomy to Accelerate Shipbuilding
Release From SECNAV Public Affairs Secretary of the Navy John Phelan today announced a $448 million strategic investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System (Ship OS) to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and autonomy technologies across the industrial base. The…
AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR Software Upgrade Boosts Air Surveillance Range and Fire Control Precision
BALTIMORE, Md. – Dec. 9, 2025 – A software update to Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) has enabled new, extended range capabilities, allowing the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and U.S. Air Force (USAF) to detect…
HII Hosts Keel Laying of Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Barb (SSN 804)
From HII NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804). “Our reason to come together this morning represents not only…
U.S. Navy UAS surpass one million hours in ISR operations
From Naval Air Systems Command, Dec. 9, 2025 NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-263) recently announced that the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services UAS surpassed one…
Navy Demonstrates Multi-Day Solar UAS Flight
From Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Dec. 5. 2025 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare…
Coast Guard seizes 150,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, interdicts drug smuggling vessel loaded with over 20,000 pounds of cocaine
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Dec. 9, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August. With a dose…
