From Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Langholf, May 6, 2026 MONTEREY, Calif. — Advanced analyses completed by a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) distance learning student is helping inform the U.S. Navy’s future employment of autonomous systems, demonstrating how NPS Online students, and the school’s unique certificate programs, offer the same impact on fleet needs as their…
BlackSea Technologies Awarded $256 Million Navy Contract
From BlackSea Technologies BALTIMORE, Md., May 5th, 2026, BlackSea Technologies announced today that it was awarded a five-year, $256 million contract to build and support the Seabased Petroleum Distribution System (SPDS) program. Under the contract, BlackSea will construct up to five SPDS units and support equipment from May 2026 through March 2031. Primary production will be centered in Baltimore with additional work supported by partners…
U.S. Forces Disable Vessel in Gulf of Oman Attempting to Violate Blockade
From U.S. Central Command, May 6, 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. forces operating in the Gulf of Oman enforced blockade measures by disabling an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port at 9 a.m. ET, May 6. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed M/T…
NOAA awards $21.6M for uncrewed systems to support new charting and mapping vessels
From Keeley Belva, NOAA, May 6, 2026 NOAA has announced a $21,600,909 million award for the purchase of uncrewed marine systems to be used on new charting and mapping vessels being built for the agency. This will support NOAA’s mission to deliver tools and…
Terradepth Mines Seabed Intelligence for Maritime Customers
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The seabeds of the world’s oceans are becoming less mysterious, thanks to companies like Terradepth, a company that provides its clients with geospatial surveys of the seabed to meet their economic, defense, or scientific needs. …
Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Interdicts Suspected Drug Vessel off Haiti
From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District MIAMI – A Coast Guard Cutter Venturous law enforcement boarding team and a USS Billings helicopter crew stopped a suspected drug smuggling vessel, Thursday, approximately 8 miles off Mole Saint-Nicolas, Haiti. With the permission of the Haitian…
Master Boat Builders Recently Began Module Fabrication for U.S. Navy T-ATS Program
Marks production milestone in Gulf Coast partnership with Austal USA to strengthen naval shipbuilding capacity From Master Boat Builders Inc. CODEN, Ala. – Master Boat Builders, Inc. (“Master Boat”) recently announced the commencement of module fabrication for the U.S. Navy’s Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) program…
FRCE Reaches Milestone with Global TransPark Lease Agreement
From Fleet Readiness Center East , May 4, 2026 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – The new Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the North Carolina Global TransPark in Kinston hit another milestone April 15 when the Navy officially signed a lease agreement…
MARTAC T38 Unmanned Surface Vessel Executes 192-Hour Autonomous Mission 400 Nautical Miles Offshore
Demonstration Sets New Benchmark for Persistent USV Operations, Directly Supporting Evolving U.S. Government Concepts for Maritime Defense and Deterrence From Maritime Tactical Systems Inc. Melbourne, Florida, May 5, 2026 — Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) announced today that its T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel (USV) has completed a record-setting 8-day, completely autonomous mission off the…
USS Wichita Returns to Naval Station Mayport
May 5, 2026 MAYPORT, Fla. – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13), operating under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in the Gulf of America, returned to Naval Station Mayport after completing a six-month deployment on May 4, 2026. Wichita assumed duties previously…
