Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has withdrawn the service from a land swap with the District of Columbia that was to have created a home for a long-awaited new Museum of the United States Navy, the Navy’s Office of…
HII Successfully Completes Second Builder’s Sea Trials for Destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)
From HII, Oct. 24, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Miss., Oct. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully completed the second builder’s sea trials for guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), building on the success of the initial…
U.S., Indian Navies Conduct Bilateral Training Near Diego Garcia
From Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Oct. 27,2025 DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY — A multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) P-8A Poseidon from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72 joined an Indian Navy MPRA P-8I for a bilateral combined…
V-BAT Supports ISR Operations for the U.S. Navy During UNITAS 2025
Release From Shield AI WASHINGTON (October 21, 2025) — Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software and aircraft, announced it provided intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support for U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet during UNITAS 2025, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise. V-BAT, Shield AI’s…
San Diego Declares ‘Saronic Day’ as Mayor Joins to Celebrate Opening of West Coast Facility
Release From Saronic Saronic today commemorated the official opening of its 80,000+ square-foot facility in downtown San Diego, marking the occasion with a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event was attended by City of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, who provided…
Lockheed Martin Awarded $233M Contract to Deliver IRST Block II Systems
From Lockheed Martin ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20, 2025 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $233 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver IRST21® Block II systems and initial spares to the U.S. Navy and Air National Guard (ANG). IRST21 is Lockheed…
Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium Facilitates 100th Undersea Prototype Award
From UTIC, Oct. 20,2025 MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) announced today a significant milestone in its mission to advance undersea tech innovation. UTIC has now successfully facilitated the award of 100 prototype projects, with a value of over $1.4 billion. …
Japan, U.S. Forces Begin Multilateral Exercise ANNUALEX 2025
By Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs PHILIPPINE SEA – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy begin the multilateral exercise Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2025 in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 20, 2025. This year’s ANNUALEX focuses on…
GA-ASI Selected to Support U.S. Navy CCA Design Effort
From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. SAN DIEGO – 17 October 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to develop conceptual designs for a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to support the carrier…
NATO’s Biggest Naval Exercise Proves Undetectable Ship-to-Ship Laser Communication
At NATO’s largest unmanned maritime exercise, Astrolight’s POLARIS laser communication terminal kept a jam-proof ship-to-ship link through rain and fog over horizon-limited distances, proving a secure, undetectable solution for radio-silent, GPS-denied environments. October 17, 2025. Lithuanian space and defense tech…
