Task Force brings together leaders across government, industry, labor, and academia to advance a bold vision for US naval shipbuilding and maintenance Release From the Atlantic Council WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 16, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program announced today the launch of the Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force in collaboration with the…
Marines Unveil First Full-Rate Production of Marine Air Defense Integrated System
By Adolphina Vander Velde, Program Executive Officer Land Systems TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — In September, the Marine Corps unveiled the first full-rate production version of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), marking a major milestone in expeditionary air defense and rapid…
SEA Deliver KraitArray ASW Sensing Technology for Liquid Robotics Wave Glider
Release From SEA SEA has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to supply its advanced KraitArray undersea sensing technology to Liquid Robotics, a Boeing Company, for integration into the company’s Wave Glider uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). The agreement will see SEA provide 22 KraitArrays to support…
Insitu Upgrades Integrator VTOL Launch and Recovery System
BINGEN, Wash., December 17, 2025 – Insitu, A Boeing Company, in collaboration with Hood Tech, releases the latest capability upgrades for the revolutionary Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES) for long-endurance Integrator UAS. These updates further enhance the resilience of the…
Future USS Idaho Delivered to U.S. Navy
By Team Submarine Public Affairs, Dec. 15, 2025 GROTON, Conn. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the Submarine Force’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) Dec. 15, marking the second…
Rite-Solutions Included in First Missile Defense Agency SHIELD Contract Award
From Rite-Solutions MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (December 12, 2025)—Rite-Solutions was awarded the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract on December 5th. The 10-year, $151 billion MDA SHIELD contract is a multiple-award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract aimed at developing…
HII Marks Oklahoma Construction Milestone at Newport News Shipbuilding
From HII NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has reached a significant construction milestone for Virginia-class submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802). Oklahoma is now “pressure hull complete,” which…
Navy Renews HawkEye 360 Contract to Advance Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness
Herndon, VA, (December 9, 2025) – HawkEye 360, the global leader in signals intelligence data and analytics, today announced that the US Navy has renewed its contract with the company for a fourth consecutive year under the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness…
Coast Guard Cutter Active Crew Offloads $203M in Cocaine in San Diego
From U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District Public Affairs, Dec. 15, 2025 SAN DIEGO — The crew of USCGC Active (WMEC 618) offloaded approximately 27,551 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $203.9 million, in San Diego, Monday. This offload resulted from three separate…
USSOCOM Upgrades Personal Diver Equipment
U.S. Special Operations Command is upgrading its Special Operations Forces’ personal diving equipment. “Technology for the combat diver has advanced significantly and SOF continues to enhance diver capabilities to maintain an agile and lethal combat diving force,” Lieutenant Commander Kassie…
