Release From BAE Systems BAE Systems has received a $123 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). The total value of the competitively awarded contract could reach $139 million if…
Navy Invests $448M in AI and Autonomy to Accelerate Shipbuilding
Release From SECNAV Public Affairs Secretary of the Navy John Phelan today announced a $448 million strategic investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System (Ship OS) to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and autonomy technologies across the industrial base. The…
AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR Software Upgrade Boosts Air Surveillance Range and Fire Control Precision
BALTIMORE, Md. – Dec. 9, 2025 – A software update to Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) has enabled new, extended range capabilities, allowing the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and U.S. Air Force (USAF) to detect…
HII Hosts Keel Laying of Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Barb (SSN 804)
From HII NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804). “Our reason to come together this morning represents not only…
U.S. Navy UAS surpass one million hours in ISR operations
From Naval Air Systems Command, Dec. 9, 2025 NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-263) recently announced that the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services UAS surpassed one…
Navy Demonstrates Multi-Day Solar UAS Flight
From Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Dec. 5. 2025 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare…
Coast Guard seizes 150,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, interdicts drug smuggling vessel loaded with over 20,000 pounds of cocaine
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Dec. 9, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August. With a dose…
AUSTAL USA Lays Keel of Its First Offshore Patrol Cutter
From Austal USA, Dec. 8, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony today for the first U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) to be built at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility. …
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Building U.S. Navy Hedges Against Rising threats
The U.S. Navy faces challenges on multiple fronts. At sea, the fleet is stretched thin responding to China’s continued gray-zone aggression and defending shipping in the Middle East from drone or missile attacks. At home, new ship deliveries fall further…
Navy Selects Damen to Build New Medium Landing Ship
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has selected Damen to build the new medium landing ship (LSM) for the service. The ship will be a version of Damen’s LST 100 class. Damen is a…
