From the Department of Defense, June 4, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the President has nominated Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander,…
Honeywell Selected by L3Harris Technologies to Support Development of NGJ-LB
From Honeywell, June 3, 2025 PHOENIX, June 3, 2025 – Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has been selected by L3Harris Technologies to support its development of custom tactical jamming pods designed to modernize the U.S. Navy’s airborne electronic attack capability. The contract win…
Latest Polar Icebreaker USCGC Storis Departs on First Voyage
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, June 4, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, departed on its initial voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign…
RTX’s Raytheon awarded $1.1 billion U.S. Navy contract to produce AIM-9X Block II missiles
From RTX, June 04, 2025 Award represents largest production contract to date TUCSON, Ariz., June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X Block II missiles. This is the largest…
USS Sampson Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility
From U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs, June 4, 2025 SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Naval Base San Diego, June 3, 2025, to support operations in the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) area…
BAE Systems Awarded $30M for Identification Friend or Foe Common Transponder
From BAE Systems, June 4, 2025 IFF technical refresh positions the Department of Defense to meet future cyber and crypto requirements and eliminates obsolescence GREENLAWN, N.Y. — June 4, 2025 — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems $30 million…
SASC Chairman Wicker Releases Defense Reconciliation Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on June 3 released the text of the defense portion of the reconciliation bill, named the One Big Beautiful Bill. The defense portion was negotiated by members of the…
SECDEF Orders Renaming of USNS Harvey Milk
According to numerous reports, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206), a John Lewis-class oiler named after the Navy veteran and gay rights activist. First reported by Military Times, a memorandum has ordered…
Navy Selects Mobile, Ala., Company to Scrap World’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has selected NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services LLC, a company with facilities in Mobile, Alabama, to scrap the former USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Navy’s — and the world’s…
BAE Systems Launches $250M State-of-the-Art Shiplift and Land Level Facility in Jacksonville
From BAE Systems, June 2, 2025 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — June 2, 2025 — BAE Systems unveiled its new shiplift and land-level repair complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s Jacksonville, Florida shipyard. This marks a significant milestone in the…
