From the Department of War, March 20, 2026 We, the National Armaments Directors and senior government officials of the member nations of the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR), convened for our 2nd Annual Plenary meeting, virtually, on March 18, 2026, to reaffirm our commitment…
Advanced Shipbuilding ‘Factory of the Future’ Opens in Alabama
Facility will help accelerate submarine production From the Navy Office of Information, March 20, 2026 Funded in part by Navy investments provided in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the advanced manufacturing company Hadrian officially opened a new facility…
Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ Flies Shield AI’s Hivemind Software
Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ Flies Shield AI’s Hivemind Software Openarchitecture testbed accelerates AIdriven combat capability From Northrop Gruman, March 19, 2026 MOJAVE, Calif. – March 19, 2026 – Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE: NOC) Talon IQ™ testbed completed its first partner mission autonomy flight with Shield…
Marine Corps Leaders Visit Ingalls Shipbuilding to Advance Veteran-to-Workforce Pipeline
From HII PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently welcomed senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. Marine Corps for a visit focused on strengthening pathways between Marines completing active service and long-term…
Coast Guard Offloads Over $49.3 Million in Illicit Drugs Interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean
From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District, March 19, 2026 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward’s crew offloaded approximately 6,570 pounds of cocaine worth more than $49.3 million at Port Everglades, Thursday. The seized contraband was the result of two interdictions in the international…
ThayerMahan Launches SeaGuard, a UUV Defeat System to Defend Ports and Infrastructure
From ThayerMahan GROTON, Conn., March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ThayerMahan, a leader in unmanned maritime security and acoustic intelligence solutions, today announced the official launch of SeaGuard™, the company’s operationally validated, non-kinetic defeat system built to protect high-value maritime assets and infrastructure from the rapidly…
American Waterways Operators Issues Statement on 60-day Jones Act Waiver Announcement
ARLINGTON, Va., March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association of the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s announcement of its decision to issue a 60-day waiver of…
Maritime Theater Missile Defense Forum Advances Interoperability, Relevance at Critical Time
From Naval Postgraduate School Public Affairs, March 19, 2026 Effective integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) requires an unparalleled level of international cooperation and interoperability, concepts on full display in current operations. The system of systems necessary to be effective, however,…
Saronic Announces New Downtown New Orleans Office to Accelerate Autonomous Shipbuilding
From Saronic, March 18, 2026 Saronic today announced it is opening a nearly 15,000 square foot office in downtown New Orleans. The new space will serve as a key engineering and technical hub to support the company’s expanding shipbuilding operations in Louisiana….
Master Boat Builders Signs Contract with Austal USA to Fabricate Modules for T-ATS Program
Agreement marks the first formal production contract under the companies’ strategic outsourcing partnership From Master Boat Builders Inc. CODEN, Ala. - Master Boat Builders, Inc. (“Master Boat”) announced it has signed a contract with Austal USA to fabricate modules for the…
