Hundreds of energetic students packed into the RiverView Ballroom at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the seventh year of the STEM Expo to kick off Sea-Air-Space 2025. The event featured more than three dozen exhibits to help…
Sea-Air-Space: Textron Offers the Tsunami USV Family for Multi-Purpose Navy Use
Textron Systems (Booth 1827, D1), originator of the Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) in U.S. Navy service, has developed a less expensive USV that could be used for a variety of missions and could even be considered attritable. Textron is…
Coast Guard Commissions USCGC John Witherspoon in Kodiak, Alaska
From U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Public Affairs, Apr. 3 2025 KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in…
Navy to Commission Submarine Iowa
From the U.S. Navy Office of Information, Apr. 4, 2025 GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, April 5, at Naval Submarine…
Aircraft Carrier Suppliers Warn of Production Going Cold
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The coalition of industrial base suppliers for aircraft carrier production is warning that some suppliers’ production lines are going “cold” or soon will do so in there is further delay in…
U.S. Northern Command Maritime Assets Support Southern Border Operations
01 April 2025 PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) maritime assets, including the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Gravely (DDG 107), are actively supporting southern border operations at sea in partnership with…
HRL Advances Quiet Undersea Propulsion Innovation
HRL Laboratories proof-of-concept delivers quiet, reliable propulsion for marine applications similar to the fictional approach used in the 1990 film “The Hunt for Red October.” Designed for DARPA, the new propulsion system will have no moving parts and provide thrust…
BAE Systems Awarded $70M Contract for Future Virginia Payload Module Missile Tubes
The company’s skilled manufacturing workforce will continue delivering firepower to the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet From BAE Systems, April 2, 2025 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – April 2, 2025 – BAE Systems received a $70 million contract award from General Dynamics Electric…
Awarion AI Maritime Technology Enhances Naval Escort Safety in Crowded Harbor Environments
From Charles River Analytics, April 1, 2025 To ensure safe passage, high-value assets such as Navy aircraft carriers require escorts when entering or exiting crowded harbors. The Perception Autonomy for Vessel Escorts (PAVE) system from Charles River Analytics automates the…
Marines, Air Force Fight as Joint Force for First Time in Navy’s Joint Simulation Environment
From Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Apr. 1, 2025 NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots trained as a joint fighting force in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft…
