Feb. 12, 2026 | By Sarah Cannon, Military Sealift Command Pacific The Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht is conducting cargo offload operations at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of MSC’s ongoing support of the annual Antarctic resupply mission: Operation Deep Freeze 2026. …
US Navy transfers 10 TH-57 helicopters to Sri Lanka Air Force
From Naval Air Systems Command, Feb. 12, 2026 NAS Patuxent River, Md. — The United States Navy recently transferred 10 TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters to the Sri Lanka Air Force, strengthening the defense cooperation between the United States and Sri Lanka. “The transfer of…
SNC Signs Charter with Northrop Grumman and GA-ASI to Deliver Freedom Trainer for UJTS
From SNC, Feb. 11, 2026 SNC signed an Executive Charter with Northrop Grumman and GA-ASI to define an industry teaming in pursuit of the U.S. Navy’s UJTS program. Team Freedom reinforces SNC’s commitment to delivering a clean-sheet, purpose-built, high-performance trainer for the U.S. Navy with low-life-cycle cost. This collaboration supports American manufacturing that strengthens the U.S. Defense Industrial Base and opens new opportunities for Foreign Military Sales in countries including Japan, UK, Canada, Australia and others. SPARKS, Nev. (Feb. 11, 2026) – SNC,…
NAVIFOR Showcases Information Warfare Dominance at WEST 2026
by Joshua Rodriguez, NAVIFOR Public Affairs Office 11 February 2026 San Diego – SAN DIEGO – Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) had a significant presence at the West 2026 conference this week at the San Diego Convention Center. As a leader in…
Cutlass Express 2026: Innovation to Drive the Fight Against Trafficking And Illegal Fishing
By U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs, Feb. 11, 2026 PORT LOUIS, Mauritius – Cutlass Express 2026 (CE26) arrives at a decisive moment for maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean, where drug trafficking, human smuggling, and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing continue to threaten coastal…
PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Completes Builder’s Sea Trials
From Naval Sea Systems Command, Feb. 12, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers (PEO CVN) announced the successful completion of Builder’s Sea Trials (BST) for the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), at Newport News Shipbuilding…
Marine Corps to Retire Last AV-8B Harrier IIs in June
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps plans to retire its last Boeing AV-8B Harrier II vertical-takeoff and landing attack jets this summer, according to the 2026 Marine Corps Aviation Plan released Feb. 10,…
RTX BBN Leads Secure 5G–Defense Radar Spectrum Demo
Team to build prototype that protects defense radars when the 3.1 to 3.45 GHz band is opened for commercial use From RTX CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Feb. 10, 2026) – RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) BBN Technologies has been awarded a contract by the Department of War…
U.S. Coast Guard Completes the President’s Contract Awards for 11 Arctic Security Cutters
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced today it has completed the award of contracts for 11 Arctic Security Cutters, fulfilling President Trump’s directive to rapidly expand America’s icebreaker fleet. The latest award is for…
U.S. Marine Corps Selects GA-ASI for MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
GA-ASI’s YFQ-42A Platform to Support Next-Generation Expeditionary Air Operations From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SAN DIEGO – 10 February 2026 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was competitively selected by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) for evaluation in the…
