Release From the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the President has made the following nominations of Navy flag and Marine Corps general officers: Navy Vice Adm. Richard A. Correll for appointment to the…
Leidos Unveils Sea Dagger Design to Advance UK Maritime Autonomy Capabilities
LONDON (September 4, 2025) – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) is unveiling Sea Dagger, a next-generation Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) concept developed for the Royal Navy. The first craft of its size to combine speed, range, vehicle delivery and modular mission systems into…
U.S. Coast Guard Responds to 2 Chinese Research Vessels in Arctic
From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District, Sept. 3, 2025 JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to two Chinese research ships operating offshore Alaska between Sunday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Coast Guard responded to the Chinese-flagged research vessel…
U.S. Coast Guard Upgrades Base Charleston to Support Major Cutters
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sept. 2, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center completed a contract modification with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Aug. 25 to remove up to 100 submerged concrete piles under the old…
Austal USA and Master Boat Builders Sign Strategic Outsourcing Agreement to Expand U.S. Defense Shipbuilding Capacity
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA and Master Boat Builders, Inc. (“Master Boat”) today announced they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) establishing a strategic outsourcing partnership designed to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity by increasing the ability of proven,…
Coast Guard seizes 40,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, averages over 1,600 pounds interdicted per day
From U.S Coast Guard Southeast District, Sept. 4, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 40,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging…
Adm. Caudle Conducts First All Hands Call Aboard USS Harry S. Truman as CNO
Release From CNO Public Affairs NORFOLK, Va.—Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Daryl Caudle held his first all-hands call as the Navy’s 34th CNO aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 28, addressing Truman Sailors…
USS Springfield Returns to Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment
Release From Lt. James Caliva, Commander, Submarine Squadron NAVAL BASE GUAM (August 31, 2025) — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) returned to its homeport, August 31, after completing a routine deployment in the Indo-Pacific, reaffirming its…
Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC Receives Competitive Delivery Order for the U.S. Navy for the AN/SSQ-53H Sonobuoy
DELEON SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Aug. 28, 2025 – Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC has been awarded a Firm Fixed Price Competitive Delivery Order under Fair Opportunities procedures for production of the AN/SSQ-53H for the United States Navy in support of annual…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Returns Home After Seizing 3,100 Pounds in Drugs
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Aug. 19, following a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage. During the…
