May 2, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Heritage Foundation today released the following statement from leading defense and economic experts praising congressional efforts to increase domestic shipbuilding capacity while calling for additional reforms to restore maritime strength. Heritage…
ZeroEyes Government Solutions and Picogrid Announce Coastal Alert System for Waterside Security
From ZE Government Solutions, May 1 2025 EL SEGUNDO, California/PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – May 1, 2025 – ZeroEyes Government Solutions (ZEGS) and Picogrid announced the ZeroEyes Coastal Alert System (Z-CAS), an integrated waterside security solution that protects U.S. military bases and…
Virginia-Class SSN Team Awarded $12 Billion Contract Modification for Two Submarines
GROTON, Conn., and NEWPORT NEWS, Va.– General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it has been awarded a total of $12.4 billion in contract modifications for construction of two fiscal year 2024 Virginia-class Block V attack…
SECNAV Phelan Visits Shipyards in South Korea
From SECNAV Public Affairs, April 30, 2025 REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited shipyards at Hanwha Ocean Shipbuilding and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries during a scheduled visit to the Indo-Pacific area of operations, April 30. …
Coast Guard to Begin Full Production Activities for PSC Hull 1, LRIP for WCC
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, May 1, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security approved full production of the first U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC), April 30, 2025. The Service also received approval for low-rate initial production of the…
Coast Guard Cutter Liberty, Final Island-Class Cutter, Decommissioned After Over 35 Years of Service
From U.S. Coast Guard 17th District, April 30, 2025 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Liberty (WPB 1334) during a ceremony in Valdez, Tuesday. “This decommissioning marks the end of an era for the Coast Guard,” said…
Navy Awards Contract Modification for Two Additional Virginia-Class Submarines
WASHINGTON – Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat for the construction of two fiscal year 2024 Virginia-class submarines. The award signals the Navy’s commitment…
Airbus, Shield AI Partner to Integrate Autonomy on Unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector
From Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Shield AI WASHINGTON (April 30, 2025) — Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Shield AI announced a teaming agreement to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software on the Airbus MQ-72C Logistics Connector, an…
NDIA, Navy TPP Team to Grow Next-Gen Shipyard Talent
From the National Defense Industrial Association, April 29, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is expanding its partnership with the U.S. Navy’s Talent Pipeline Program (TPP) to enhance talent acquisition, training, and retention across the U.S….
Acting CNO Strengthens Relations With Industrial Base at Manufacturing Summit
From the Navy Office of Information, April 30, 2025 Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby attended the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) Summit at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) in Danville, Virginia, April 29. …
