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…
Navy Establishes First Information Warfare Squadron
From Naval Information Forces, Dec. 5, 2025 NORFOLK, Va. – Information Warfare Squadron (IWRON) Two, a first-of-its-kind unit designed to operationalize Information Warfare (IW) capabilities and provide decisive decision advantage to Carrier Strike Group Commanders, was established, Dec. 5. This command…
USCG, CBP, HSI seize vessel with $28M in illicit narcotics off Miami Beach
From Coast Guard Southeast District, Dec. 5, 2025 MIAMI – A U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach law enforcement boat crew along with CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and HSI seized approximately 3,715 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated…
BAE Systems secures $36 million contract to equip U.S. Navy submarines with Multifunction Modular Masts
Radio frequency antennas provide U.S. Navy submarines with enhanced situational awareness to carry out missions MERRIMACK, N.H. — December 8, 2025 — BAE Systems has been awarded a $36 million production contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver Multifunction Modular Mast…
NOAA Holds Keel-Laying Ceremony for 2nd New Charting and Mapping Vessel
By Keely Belva, NOAA, Dec. 4, 2025 NOAA leadership was joined by partners today to celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC., in…
Grumman Reveals ‘Project Talon’ Autonomous Wingman
MOJAVE, Calif. – Dec. 4, 2025 – Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) unveiled Project Talon, an autonomous aircraft built to fly alongside crewed fighters. As the latest addition to the company’s elite autonomous portfolio, Project Talon represents a paradigm shift in air dominance as an…
Saildrone Completes Pioneering Mapping Mission of Cayman Islands’ EEZ
Saildrone, the global leader in autonomous deep water mapping solutions, has completed its mission to map the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Cayman Islands, using a Saildrone Surveyor uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). Over the course of approximately 300 mission days, Saildrone surveyed approximately 90,000…
U.S. Launches One-Way-Attack Drone Force in the Middle East
Release From U.S. Central Command TAMPA, Fla. – On Dec. 3, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a new task force for the U.S. military’s first one-way-attack drone squadron based in the Middle East. CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS) four…
Recruit Training Command Graduates Final Class of FY 2025
From U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command, Dec. 5, 2025 NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill – The final training group of Sailors who arrived at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command (RTC) during the Navy’s record-breaking year for recruiting, training and retaining…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Freedom-Variant LCS, USS Cleveland
Release From Naval Sea Systems Command Cleveland is the 16th and final ship of its class, marking the completion of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) construction phases – a sustained acquisition effort involving Navy personnel, industry partners, and program…
