by LCSRON TWO Public Affairs, Aug 21, 2025 TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA – Sailors aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) recently completed an at-sea Main Propulsion Diesel Engine repair, enabling the ship to remain on mission….
Coast Guard Exercises Options on $3 Billion Offshore Patrol Cutter Contract
Release From Austal USA Mobile, Ala. – The U.S. Coast Guard exercised options worth $314 million to Austal USA for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. The contract options provide Austal USA approval to order long lead time materials (LLTM)…
GA-ASI’S MQ-9B SeaGuardian Showcased in NAS Whidbey Island Open House
Release From GA-ASI SAN DIEGO – Sept. 4, 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) deployed an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)-configured MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), Washington, to support its Open House…
SECDEF Announces General and Flag Officer Nominations
Release From the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the President has made the following nominations of Navy flag and Marine Corps general officers: Navy Vice Adm. Richard A. Correll for appointment to the…
Leidos Unveils Sea Dagger Design to Advance UK Maritime Autonomy Capabilities
LONDON (September 4, 2025) – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) is unveiling Sea Dagger, a next-generation Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) concept developed for the Royal Navy. The first craft of its size to combine speed, range, vehicle delivery and modular mission systems into…
U.S. Coast Guard Responds to 2 Chinese Research Vessels in Arctic
From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District, Sept. 3, 2025 JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to two Chinese research ships operating offshore Alaska between Sunday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Coast Guard responded to the Chinese-flagged research vessel…
U.S. Coast Guard Upgrades Base Charleston to Support Major Cutters
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sept. 2, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center completed a contract modification with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Aug. 25 to remove up to 100 submerged concrete piles under the old…
Austal USA and Master Boat Builders Sign Strategic Outsourcing Agreement to Expand U.S. Defense Shipbuilding Capacity
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA and Master Boat Builders, Inc. (“Master Boat”) today announced they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) establishing a strategic outsourcing partnership designed to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity by increasing the ability of proven,…
Coast Guard seizes 40,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, averages over 1,600 pounds interdicted per day
From U.S Coast Guard Southeast District, Sept. 4, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 40,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging…
Adm. Caudle Conducts First All Hands Call Aboard USS Harry S. Truman as CNO
Release From CNO Public Affairs NORFOLK, Va.—Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Daryl Caudle held his first all-hands call as the Navy’s 34th CNO aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 28, addressing Truman Sailors…
