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…
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…
FRCE inducts first CH-53K King Stallion for maintenance
From FRCE, May 15, 2025 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) opened a new chapter in its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission with the induction of a CH-53K King Stallion April…
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, L3Harris Partner on Integration for Aerial Logistics Connector
From Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and L3 Harris, May 14, 2025 WASHINGTON (May 14, 2025) — Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) announced a teaming agreement to incorporate L3Harris’ proven platform system integration capabilities on the…
DOD Demonstrates Reusability of Hypersonic Test Vehicle
May 14, 2025 | By DoD News The Defense Department conducted a second successful flight of a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic test vehicle in March 2025, with the first being in December 2024. This test campaign, led by DOD’s Test Resource…
Vatn Systems Unveils New AUV-Torpedo Product Line and Opens Manufacturing Facility
The Skelmir S12 is a lightweight 12.75-inch diameter platform that enables AUV and torpedo missions representing a significant leap in underwater technology, offering unprecedented pricing, flexibility, and performance The company’s new manufacturing facility leverages patent-pending modular design and vertical integration…
CNATRA’s Past Commanders Return to Assist Shaping the Future of Naval Aviation
From Chief of Naval Air Training, May 9, 2025 NAS CORPUS CHRISTI —The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA), Rear Admiral Rich Brophy, hosted former CNATRA commanders onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville last week as…
