by Joshua Rodriguez, NAVIFOR Public Affairs Office 11 February 2026 San Diego – SAN DIEGO – Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) had a significant presence at the West 2026 conference this week at the San Diego Convention Center. As a leader in…
PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Completes Builder’s Sea Trials
From Naval Sea Systems Command, Feb. 12, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers (PEO CVN) announced the successful completion of Builder’s Sea Trials (BST) for the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), at Newport News Shipbuilding…
Navy Public Affairs Renames, Realigns to Deliver More Capable Forces
by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Farren NORFOLK, Va. – Marking a significant reorganization of expeditionary public affairs forces, the Navy redesignated Navy Public Affairs Support Element (NPASE) Headquarters as Navy Public Affairs Command (NPAC) and renamed all subordinate units…
Chief of Naval Operations Unveils ‘Fighting Instructions’ at U.S. Naval War College
From the Navy’s Office of Information, Feb. 9 2026 The Navy’s 34th Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, today released the United States Navy Fighting Instructions, a comprehensive framework to guide how the Navy organizes, trains, equips, and fights in an increasingly…
REMUS 100 Completes 935 Missions with Only Two Days of Downtime
From HII NEWNHAM TAS, Australia, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Australian Maritime College (AMC) and HII (NYSE: HII) today announced a major reliability milestone for AMC’s Legacy REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Over seven years, the AMC…
Lightfish Unmanned Vessel First Joint Maritime Launch
By U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs, Feb. 10, 2026 VICTORIA, Seychelles – Commander Task Force (CTF) 66 launched a Lightfish Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) for the first time off a partner nation’s vessel during Cutlass Express 2026 off the coast of the…
CENTCOM Commander Visits Aircraft Carrier in Arabian Sea
From U.S. Central Command TAMPA, Fla. – The commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) visited USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Feb. 7, as it transited the Arabian Sea during a scheduled deployment. Adm. Brad Cooper visited crew members aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft…
Israel MOD Signs $130M Deal with Elbit Systems to Integrate Israeli Systems on CH-53Ks
Release From Elbit Systems As part of the preparations for receiving the CH-53K “Pereh” helicopters, the Defense Procurement Directorate (DPD) within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has signed a deal with Elbit Systems to integrate advanced Israeli technologies, including…
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 Returns to Indo-Pacific
From Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexa Trafton, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 OKINAWA, Japan — Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 completed Relief-in-Place / Transfer-of-Authority (RIPTOA) with NMCB-4, returning to the U.S. Indo-Pacific area of responsibility (INDOPACOM) for the first…
NSWCDD Delivers Next-Generation MK 38 Defense System
By Tierney Kunstmann, NSWCDD Corporate Communications, Feb 6, 2026 DAHLGREN, Va. – For decades, the MK 38 family – a key Navy shipboard weapon system – has delivered reliable close-in defense against small, fast, agile threats at sea. Since its commissioning…
