From Ashley Calingo, AUKUS Integration & Acquisition Public Affairs, Feb. 20, 2026 HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia - Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class…
GA-ASI Develops Long-Range Weapons Capability for MQ-9B
Industry Leading UAS Expands Mission Roles To Include Naval Strike From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SAN DIEGO – 23 February 2026 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is developing the addition of long-range standoff weapons to its top-of-the-line MQ-9B SkyGuardian® and SeaGuardian®. Demand continues…
U.S. Navy Approves Raytheon’s StormBreaker Smart Weapon for use on Super Hornet Fleet
Precision strike capability will increase fleet lethality and survivability From RTX TUCSON, Ariz., (February 20, 2026) — The U.S. Navy has approved Raytheon’s StormBreaker® smart weapon for operational use on the F/A-18-E/F Super Hornet strike fighter. Raytheon is an RTX (NYSE: RTX)…
L3Harris Secures Full-Rate Production Contract for US Navy Submarine Communication Systems
From L3Harris Space & Mission Systems CAMDEN, N.J., Feb. 18, 2026 — L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received its largest full-rate production contract for communications systems from General Dynamics Electric Boat to deliver 26 shipsets for Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines. By utilizing state-of-the-art technology, these…
Austal USA President, Michelle Kruger, to Retire
Release From Austal USA MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA President Michelle Kruger has announced her plans to retire effective June 1, 2026. Kruger was promoted to president in April 2024, after serving as vice president of global services and support,…
I MEF Marines Evaluate Fiber-Optic FPV Drones During DIU Challenge
From 1st Lt. Logan Tompkins, Communication Strategy and Operations, I Marine Expeditionary Force MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit and industry professionals, Jan. 27-29, 2026, to evaluate first-person view…
Coast Guard, Homeland Security Task Force Partners Seize and Offload $13.3M in Cocaine
From U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan Public Affairs SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners with Homeland Security Task Force – San Juan Region, disrupted a drug trafficking go-fast vessel and seized 29 bales of cocaine in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto…
Navy Issues RFP for Construction Manager to Accelerate Medium Landing Ship Acquisition
From Naval Sea Systems Command, Feb. 18, 2026 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to oversee the acquisition of the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM). This strategy is…
NOAA Installs New PORTS Environmental Monitoring System in Boston Harbor
New navigational system will improve safety in one of nation’s busiest ports From Alison Gillespie, NOAA, Feb. 17, 2026 NOAA announced today the successful installation of a Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) in Boston Harbor. The system includes observational equipment at MassPort’s Conley Terminal and on the Tobin…
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Returns from 60-day Patrol After Escorting Oil Tankers
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Feb. 17, 2026 KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returned to their homeport in Key West, Saturday, after a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, where crew members boarded and escorted two sanctioned oil tankers. Operating in support of…
