From Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium, Oct. 27, 2025 MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC), in partnership with the Blue Venture Forum, recently hosted the inaugural Defense Investment Forum — a convening of industry leaders, startup founders, and…
Bollinger Shipyards Delivers FRC 1161 Olivia Hooker to U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Olivia Hooker is the second of three FRCs to be homeported in St. Petersburg, FL From Bollinger Shipyards, Oct. 23, 2025 LOCKPORT, La., — (October 23, 2025) – Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) today announced the recent delivery of the USCGC…
Saronic, NVIDIA Form Strategic Collaboration to Chart the Future of Maritime Innovation
From Saronic Technologies, Oct. 23, 2025 Saronic Technologies and NVIDIA have formed a strategic collaboration to accelerate advancements in maritime autonomy and robotics and chart a bold course for the future of maritime mobility and global prosperity. By combining Saronic’s…
Marine Corps Lays Out Aggressive Modernization Efforts in Force Design Update
From Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Oct. 23, 2025 HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS – The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, published the 2025 Force Design Update, which lays out how the Marine Corps is aggressively pursuing modernization initiatives…
V-BAT Supports ISR Operations for the U.S. Navy During UNITAS 2025
Release From Shield AI WASHINGTON (October 21, 2025) — Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software and aircraft, announced it provided intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support for U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet during UNITAS 2025, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise. V-BAT, Shield AI’s…
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 Returns from Historic Deployment with F-35B
Story by Master Sgt. Shakima Deprince, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command MacDill AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542), operating the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter, has successfully returned from a historic five-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)…
USCGC Waesche Returns Following Multi-Mission Arctic Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District ALAMEDA, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) returned to its Base Alameda home port Oct. 10, concluding a 105-day Arctic deployment spanning over 21,000 nautical miles. Waesche’s deployment underscored the…
U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Coastal Buoy Modernization in the Northeast
From U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District BOSTON — Coast Guard District Northeast is closing the period for providing comments to the Coastal Buoy Modernization Proposal (CBMP) advertised in the Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) and directly solicited from stakeholders. After receiving over 3,200…
San Diego Declares ‘Saronic Day’ as Mayor Joins to Celebrate Opening of West Coast Facility
Release From Saronic Saronic today commemorated the official opening of its 80,000+ square-foot facility in downtown San Diego, marking the occasion with a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event was attended by City of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, who provided…
Lockheed Martin Awarded $233M Contract to Deliver IRST Block II Systems
From Lockheed Martin ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20, 2025 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $233 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver IRST21® Block II systems and initial spares to the U.S. Navy and Air National Guard (ANG). IRST21 is Lockheed…
