WASHINGTON (August 19, 2025) — Airbus U.S. Space & Defense recently completed its first autonomous helicopter test flight utilizing Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy package. The test flight, which took place in Grand Prairie, Texas, marks a significant step in the…
GA-ASI ACQUIRES ASSETS OF ACHATES POWER INC.
From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. SAN DIEGO – 19 August 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems and cutting-edge aerospace technologies, today announced the acquisition of key assets, including a portfolio…
U.S. Coast Guard, Navy Seize Nearly 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific
From MC1 Brandon Roberson, Aug. 18, 2025 U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 105 embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), prepare to offload interdicted contraband from a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting maritime interdiction…
Australia’s MQ-4C Triton Fleet Grows to Three
From Australian Ministry of Defence, June 27, 2025 Australia’s second and third MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft systems arrived at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory, in May. The two aircraft were remotely piloted from United States Naval Air Station Patuxent…
Coast Guard Continues Response to Chinese Research Vessel Activity in U.S. Arctic
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is continuing its response to five Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic. The Coast Guard Arctic District has been monitoring activity and deployed a C-130J Hercules fixed…
Task Force Forge Marines and Sailors Assume Southern Border Mission in Arizona
Aug. 18, 2025 | By Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Carter Service members assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, known as Task Force Forge, assumed operational responsibilities last month from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion,…
Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Transits Strait of Dover
Release From Lt. j.g. John Pearson, USS Gerald R. Ford, Public Affairs NORTH SEA – The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Mahan (DDG 72), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG…
USS Sterett Returns to Homeport
Release From Carrier Strike Group One Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) man the rails as the ship returns to its homeport of San Diego following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and…
NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel
From Keeley Belva, NOAA, Aug. 14, 2025 NOAA leadership was joined by partners today to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC.,…
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns from 9-month Deployment
From Lt.j.g. Jack Scypinski, Carrier Strike Group One, Aug. 15, 2025 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returned to its homeport of San Diego on Aug. 14, following a…
