From the U.S. Navy Office of Information, Apr. 4, 2025 GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, April 5, at Naval Submarine…
Aircraft Carrier Suppliers Warn of Production Going Cold
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The coalition of industrial base suppliers for aircraft carrier production is warning that some suppliers’ production lines are going “cold” or soon will do so in there is further delay in…
U.S. Northern Command Maritime Assets Support Southern Border Operations
01 April 2025 PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) maritime assets, including the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Gravely (DDG 107), are actively supporting southern border operations at sea in partnership with…
HRL Advances Quiet Undersea Propulsion Innovation
HRL Laboratories proof-of-concept delivers quiet, reliable propulsion for marine applications similar to the fictional approach used in the 1990 film “The Hunt for Red October.” Designed for DARPA, the new propulsion system will have no moving parts and provide thrust…
BAE Systems Awarded $70M Contract for Future Virginia Payload Module Missile Tubes
The company’s skilled manufacturing workforce will continue delivering firepower to the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet From BAE Systems, April 2, 2025 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – April 2, 2025 – BAE Systems received a $70 million contract award from General Dynamics Electric…
Awarion AI Maritime Technology Enhances Naval Escort Safety in Crowded Harbor Environments
From Charles River Analytics, April 1, 2025 To ensure safe passage, high-value assets such as Navy aircraft carriers require escorts when entering or exiting crowded harbors. The Perception Autonomy for Vessel Escorts (PAVE) system from Charles River Analytics automates the…
Marines, Air Force Fight as Joint Force for First Time in Navy’s Joint Simulation Environment
From Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Apr. 1, 2025 NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots trained as a joint fighting force in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft…
U.S. Joins India to Launch Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH 2025
From Lt. Cmdr. Seth Koenig, Apr. 1, 2025 VISAKHAPATNAM, India – Indian and U.S. armed forces held the opening ceremony to launch this year’s Exercise Tiger Triumph in Visakhapatnam, India, on April 1, 2025. U.S. Navy units including the landing…
HII Celebrates 2024 Graduates of The Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School
From HII, March 29, 2025 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted commencement exercises today, celebrating 77 graduates of the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School. The ceremony was held at Liberty Live Church…
SECNAV Phelan to Keynote 2025 Sea-Air-Space Breakfast
Newly confirmed Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan will deliver a keynote address at Sea-Air-Space 2025 on Wednesday, April 9, at 7:30 a.m., marking one of his first public appearances since taking office. Phelan, who was confirmed by the…
