By Keely Belva, NOAA, Dec. 4, 2025 NOAA leadership was joined by partners today to celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC., in…
Grumman Reveals ‘Project Talon’ Autonomous Wingman
MOJAVE, Calif. – Dec. 4, 2025 – Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) unveiled Project Talon, an autonomous aircraft built to fly alongside crewed fighters. As the latest addition to the company’s elite autonomous portfolio, Project Talon represents a paradigm shift in air dominance as an…
Saildrone Completes Pioneering Mapping Mission of Cayman Islands’ EEZ
Saildrone, the global leader in autonomous deep water mapping solutions, has completed its mission to map the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Cayman Islands, using a Saildrone Surveyor uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). Over the course of approximately 300 mission days, Saildrone surveyed approximately 90,000…
U.S. Launches One-Way-Attack Drone Force in the Middle East
Release From U.S. Central Command TAMPA, Fla. – On Dec. 3, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a new task force for the U.S. military’s first one-way-attack drone squadron based in the Middle East. CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS) four…
Recruit Training Command Graduates Final Class of FY 2025
From U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command, Dec. 5, 2025 NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill – The final training group of Sailors who arrived at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command (RTC) during the Navy’s record-breaking year for recruiting, training and retaining…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Freedom-Variant LCS, USS Cleveland
Release From Naval Sea Systems Command Cleveland is the 16th and final ship of its class, marking the completion of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) construction phases – a sustained acquisition effort involving Navy personnel, industry partners, and program…
U.S., Bahrain Open New Bilateral Combined Command Post for Air Defense
Release From U.S. Central Command TAMPA, Fla. – Officials from U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Kingdom of Bahrain opened a new bilateral Combined Command Post for air defense during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Bahrain, Dec. 1. Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander,…
Dozens of Federal Agencies Initiate Counter-UAS Collaboration
Release From C. Todd Lopez, DoW News Over 180 experts from the War Department and other agencies in the federal government met yesterday for a summit to begin a planned three-year effort to deliver counter-small unmanned aircraft system capabilities to warfighters and keep the skies…
US. Fleet Forces Command Welcomes 44th Commander
Release From U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Dec. 1, 2025 NORFOLK, Va. — Adm. Karl Thomas assumed command of U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) during a ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at Naval Station…
USCG Heavy Icebreaker Departs Seattle for Months-Long Deployment to Antarctica
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District SEATTLE — The USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed Seattle on Thursday commencing its 29th deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze is an annual joint military mission to resupply the United States…
