By Matt Reisener America’s maritime industrial base (MIB) is in crisis. Decades of deindustrialization, inconsistent policy support, labor attrition and increasingly globalized supply chains have left the United States struggling to produce ships on time and on budget, all while strategic competition at sea intensifies. America’s MIB is…
RTX’s Raytheon Selected by DARPA to Develop Advanced Maritime Defense Technologies
Release From RTX New capability will protect vulnerable vessels from threats at sea PORTSMOUTH, R.I., (February 2, 2026) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an advanced sensing and…
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Taps New Leadership for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Rear Admiral (select) Tony Ceraolo & Dr. Johnathan Gajdos will lead the charge in restoring the Academy’s prominence and military readiness From the U.S. Department of Transportation, Jan. 8, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced Rear…
Maritime Administration Will Take Over and Streamline Deepwater Port Licensing
Release From the U.S. Department of Transportation Accelerating deepwater port licensing will unleash American energy dominance, lower energy costs for families WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy today announced the Maritime Administration (MARAD) will take on oversight of…
Atlantic Council Launches Task Force to Bolster US Maritime Industrial Base
Task Force brings together leaders across government, industry, labor, and academia to advance a bold vision for US naval shipbuilding and maintenance Release From the Atlantic Council WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 16, 2025 – The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program announced today the launch of the Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force in collaboration with the…
U.S. Department of Transportation Draws Record Turnout at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Industry Day
180 participants were onsite to learn about the Academy’s Campus Modernization Plan and federal contracting opportunities in engineering, design, construction, and modernization services From the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs KINGS POINT, NEW YORK – The U.S….
MARAD Celebrates Christening of State of Maine Vessel at Hanwha Philadelphia Shipyard
New vessel symbolizes new era of maritime dominance From the U.S. Department of Transportation, Aug. 26, 2025 PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) today celebrated the christening of the State of Maine, the third of five cutting-edge National Security Multi-Mission…
HASC Marks National Defense Authorization Bill
Edited by Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor Arlington, Va. — The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) filed the bill for the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, the bill’s leaders, Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sen. Jack Reed (D-…
Securing the Backbone: The Defense Industrial Base
By Ryan Caughill, President, Western New York Council, Navy League of the United States. “You can’t fight tomorrow’s war with yesterday’s plans.” In the summer of 2018, I completed my internship at Moog Inc., one of the United States’ premier…
Trump’s MARAD Pick Signals Commercial Maritime Focus
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate former Maersk executive Stephen Carmel to lead the Maritime Administration, replacing retired Navy submarine commander Brent Sadler as the nominee, signals a strategic pivot toward commercial maritime expertise as the administration…
