NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. …
Up-to-seven-year deals to increase annual production of Tomahawk, AMRAAM, SM-3 Block IB, SM-3 Block IIA, SM-6
From RTX TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, entered into five landmark framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War to significantly increase production capacity and speed deliveries of Land Attack and Maritime Strike variants…
Marine Corps fast-tracks contract for new Precision Attack Strike Missile
From Naval Air Systems Command, Jan 30, 2026 NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Department of Navy announced the $86.2 million contract award of the Precision Attack Strike Munition to L3Harris Technologies Jan 30, a critical component of the Marine Corps’ vision for enhancing the lethality…
HII Hosts U.S. Marine Corps Leaders at Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Bradford Gering, assistant commandant, and fellow U.S. Marine Corps officers at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division Thursday. The Marines met with Ingalls leadership and toured the…
U.S. Demonstrates Advanced Submarine Combat Control System Technology for UK Counterparts
By AUKUS Integration & Acquisition, Feb. 4, 2026 GROTON, Connecticut – As part of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership, the U.S. Navy recently demonstrated its advanced AN/BYG-1 submarine combat control system to sailors and industry members from the United Kingdom (UK). The AN/BYG-1…
DMS Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for New Pump Test Loop at Chesapeake Facility
Defense Maritime Solutions (DMS) marked a major milestone in its commitment to supporting the shipbuilding industry with a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly installed pump test loop at the headquarters in Chesapeake, Virginia. The event brought together key regional…
NRL: Breakthroughs in Testing Solid-Fuel Ramjets Advance Research
Jan. 29, 2026 | By Jameson Crabtree, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing the next generation of solid-fuel ramjet propulsion, addressing one of the field’s most persistent challenges: understanding and predicting what happens inside an operating…
Coast Guard Gearing Up to Absorb Massive Investment, Commandant Says
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — With nearly $25 billion in reconciliation funding from Congress, the U.S. Coast Guard is moving out on some new programs and adding to others as it prepares for an expansion in numbers of cutters, aircraft, bases, and personnel, the…
Navy Divers Reinforce Maritime Force Protection at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece
From U.S. 6th Fleet, Jan. 28, 2026 SOUDA BAY, Greece – U.S. Navy Seabee Divers, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1, Construction Dive Detachment Bravo (CDD/B), completed inspections and maintenance on the port security barrier system and tested new methods for…
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Marks 140 Years of Service to the Nation
From HII NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division is marking 140 years of service to the nation today. On Jan. 28, 1886, Collis P. Huntington, a businessman whose investments enabled completion of…
