From U.S. Central Command, Sept. 23, 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — On Sept. 23, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the establishment of an innovation task force designed to accelerate the delivery of combat capabilities to warfighters. The new organization, called the…
Navy Demonstrates AI Autonomy on BQM-177A Target
From Naval Air Systems Command, Sep. 22, 2025 NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution (PMA-281) and Aerial Targets (PMA-208) programs recently partnered with Shield AI to demonstrate artificial intelligence-based autonomy on the BQM-177A aerial target. …
GA-ASI Line of UAS Passes 9 Million Flight Hours
From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SAN DIEGO – 21 September 2025 – Ongoing flight operations of the new YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft helped General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., set a new company record this week, pushing past a total…
Coast Guard Awards Contract to support Mariner Credentialing Program Modernization
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a blanket purchase agreement Sept. 12 to Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) information technology system and support revitalization of the maritime workforce and industry. The MCP is…
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Returns to Florida Following 58-Day Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Sept. 19, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral, Friday, following a 58-day Windward Passage patrol. Alert’s crew…
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. to Support Unit Production of U.S. Navy Destroyers
From Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) is pleased to announce an agreement with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Division to support the limited production of outfitted structural units for the U.S. Navy’s Flight III Arleigh…
Navy Determines Planned Ship Inactivations for Fiscal 2026
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy plans to inactivate or transfer eight ships during fiscal 2026, including two warships and six auxiliary ships, the service said in a Sept. 12 internal message to the…
U.S. Coast Guard Awards Contract for Reconstruction of Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sept. 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. on Sept. 9 for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at the Coast Guard Yard…
HII Hosts Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith at Ingalls Shipbuilding
From HII, Sept. 17, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Gen. Eric Smith, the 39th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division Wednesday. During his visit, Smith met with…
ABS, Eureka Naval Craft, AIRCAT Vessels Team to Advance High-Speed Autonomous Vessels
From Eureka Naval Craft, Sept. 18, 2025 Eureka Naval Craft, AIRCAT Vessels S.A.S., and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) today announced a landmark agreement to accelerate safe development of high-speed Unmanned and Autonomous Surface Vessels (USVs/ASVs) for both naval…
