Partnership comprises world’s premier icebreaker shipbuilders: Bollinger Shipyards, Rauma Shipyards, Seaspan Shipyards and Aker Arctic Plan delivers fastest schedule, lowest risk, cost certainty, and a full transition to American shipyards MPI design exceeds all requirements and is production ready, allowing…
USS Iwo Jima Becomes First Amphibious Ship Outfitted with USO Afloat Recharge Centers
From Petty Officer 1st Class Erickson Magno, July 29, 2025 NORFOLK, Va.—The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and United Service Organizations (USO) held a ribbon cutting ceremony onboard, officially opening the first ship-based USO centers on…
BlackSky Wins Next Phase of U.S. Navy Optical Inter-Satellite Link Research Contract
Contract furthers the design, development and evaluation of compatibility with Space Development Agency transport layer in support of tactical ISR missions From BlackSky, July 29, 2025 HERNDON, Va. (July 28, 2025) — BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won the next phase…
USNS Comfort Arrives in Limón, Costa Rica for CP25
By U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs – Continuing Promise Detachment, July 24, 2025 LIMÓN, Costa Rica – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Limón, Costa Rica, July 24, 2025, for the fifth…
U.S. Coast Guard responds to Chinese Research Vessel off Alaska
From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District, July 26, 2025 JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic, approximately 290…
USS Mitscher Departs Naval Station Norfolk for Scheduled Deployment
From Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, July 28, 2025 NORFOLK, Va. – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), assigned to Destroyer Squadron Two (DESRON-2), departed Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command area…
Raytheon Introduces Advanced Targeting System for U.S. Navy Helicopters
From RTX, July 28, 2025 Next-generation capability supports critical maritime security operations MCKINNEY, Texas, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business launched its newest Multispectral Targeting System variant, MTS-A HD, that offers significant visual enhancements for maritime helicopter operations. …
Shipbuilding Investment: The Policy Proposals and Political Environment in Washington
By Luke Lorenz and Sonia Toloczko From Seapower’s July/August Issue: Washington Report Since American shipbuilding peaked during WWII, the production of U.S.-flagged vessels has dropped precipitously despite American imports rising at a similarly steep rate. The text of the recently…
Newly Modified Coast Guard Cutter Storis Prepares for Arctic Duty
The U.S. Coast Guard’s newly acquired icebreaker Storis recently arrived in Seattle to prepare for its first Arctic patrol, after a six-week voyage from Bollinger Shipyards in Mississippi. The Coast Guard bought the M/V Aiviq (now the Storis) late last…
USS Thomas Hudner Returns from Deployment to 4th and 6th Fleets
From U.S. 2nd Fleet, July 24, 2025 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) returned to Naval Station Mayport July 23, concluding a five-month deployment across multiple geographic theaters, including the U.S. 4th and 6th Fleet areas…
