From the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, May 5, 2025 NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy has launched a new academic major. Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) prepares future officers for careers across a wide spectrum of Coast Guard missions. IDE is open to…
USS Miguel Keith Completes Overhaul at MHI
From U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility Japan RMC (SRF-JRMC), May 2, 2025 YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA, Japan — The U.S. Navy’s Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) completed a five-month Regular Overhaul (ROH) availability at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…
Department of Defense Demonstrates Reusability of Hypersonic Test Vehicle
From the U.S. Department of Defense, May 5, 2025 The U.S. Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), in partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane), conducted a second successful flight of a fully recoverable uncrewed…
Maritime Program Previews Talent Pipeline Program, Future of Maritime Careers
By Maritime Industrial Base Program, May 6, 2025 WASHINGTON — Across shipyards and classrooms, welding booths and engineering labs, a new wave of talent prepares to step into critical roles shaping America’s defense future. In May and June, the U.S….
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance DoD Nuclear Mission
06 May 2025 From U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications, May 6, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the…
Coast Guard Offloads More Than $14M In Illicit Drugs
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, May 2, 2025 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Venturous’ crew offloaded approximately 5,300 pounds of cocaine and marijuana worth an estimated $14.1 million, Friday, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The seized contraband was…
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Returns Home After 55-Day Patrol
From the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, May 2, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral, Friday, following a 55-day deployment in the Gulf of…
Bollinger Shipyards to Commence Full Production on U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter
From Bollinger Shipyards, May 1, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Bollinger Shipyards today announced it has received approval from the U.S. Coast Guard to begin full production activities on the U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program. This milestone builds upon Bollinger’s…
U.S. Navy Proves Sea-Based Hypersonic Launch Approach
From the Department of Defense, May 2, 2025 The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs is continuing on the path toward the nation’s first sea-based hypersonic fielding with a successful end-to-end flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile from the Cape…
Heritage Experts: Increased Shipbuilding Critical for National Security
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…
