From the U.S. Department of Defense, March 11, 2025 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Air Force Lt. Gen. John D. Caine (Ret.) for appointment to the grade of general, with…
SECDEF: Rapid Force-Wide Review of Military Standards
From DoD News, March 12, 2025 Today Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a department-wide review of existing standards set by U.S. military branches pertaining to physical fitness, body composition, and grooming, which includes but is not limited to beards. …
Saildrone and Palantir Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance AI-Powered Maritime Intelligence
Saildrone will leverage Palantir’s AI technology to deliver unprecedented insights for maritime intelligence, surveillance, and targeting applications. From Saildrone, March 13, 2025 ALAMEDA, Calif. — Saildrone today announced a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies set to revolutionize maritime intelligence capabilities….
U.S. Coast Guard cutter arrives in Papua New Guinea, embarks law enforcement officers to conduct joint maritime patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, March 12, 2025 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — At the invitation of the Papua New Guinea government, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) arrived in Port Moresby, Thursday, to embark Papua…
Sound-Absorbing Chamber Allows Navy to Test Torpedoes Indoors
March 13, 2025 | By Katie Lange, DoD News The Navy has various methods of testing torpedoes and other underwater weapons, including at tracking ranges. One unique Navy facility in Keyport, Washington allows experts to test these systems indoors. The Weapons…
America ARG Completes Westpac Patrol
12 March 2025 SASEBO, Japan – The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed their first patrol of 2025, March 6. This routine patrol, coordinated between the U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. Marine…
Navy Intends to Ramp Up Shipbuilding Through Collaborative Efforts
March 11, 2025 | By David Vergun, DoD News U.S. shipbuilders continue to produce the highest quality, safest and most advanced warships on the planet, said Brett A. Seidle, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development, and acquisition, who testified…
Mass Timber, 3D Printing May be Future of Military Construction for Army, Navy
March 11, 2025 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News Army and Navy barracks may one day be 3D printed or built using mass timber construction that involves large wooden structural beams manufactured from smaller lumber. Today on Capitol Hill, Dave Morrow,…
Curtiss-Wright Awarded $50 Million IDIQ Contract by Naval Air Systems Command for High-Speed Data Acquisition Systems
ASHBURN, Va. – March 11, 2025 – Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division today announced it has been awarded an approximately $50 million firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by Naval Air Systems Command to provide its high-speed data acquisition systems hardware and associated…
Fairbanks Morse Defense to Supply Engines for Future USNS Dolores Huerta
BELOIT, Wis. — Fairbanks Morse Defense has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics NASSCO to build and deliver the main propulsion diesel engines for the Military Sealift Command’s future USNS Dolores Huerta (T-AO 214). “Fairbanks Morse Defense understands that…
