Release From GA-ASI SAN DIEGO – Sept. 4, 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) deployed an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)-configured MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), Washington, to support its Open House…
SECDEF Announces General and Flag Officer Nominations
Release From the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the President has made the following nominations of Navy flag and Marine Corps general officers: Navy Vice Adm. Richard A. Correll for appointment to the…
Adm. Caudle Conducts First All Hands Call Aboard USS Harry S. Truman as CNO
Release From CNO Public Affairs NORFOLK, Va.—Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Daryl Caudle held his first all-hands call as the Navy’s 34th CNO aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 28, addressing Truman Sailors…
USS Springfield Returns to Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment
Release From Lt. James Caliva, Commander, Submarine Squadron NAVAL BASE GUAM (August 31, 2025) — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) returned to its homeport, August 31, after completing a routine deployment in the Indo-Pacific, reaffirming its…
Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC Receives Competitive Delivery Order for the U.S. Navy for the AN/SSQ-53H Sonobuoy
DELEON SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Aug. 28, 2025 – Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC has been awarded a Firm Fixed Price Competitive Delivery Order under Fair Opportunities procedures for production of the AN/SSQ-53H for the United States Navy in support of annual…
Can the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Hawkeye Substitute for the Canceled Air Force E-7A Wedgetail?
The U.S. Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail Airborne and Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft was canceled by the Trump Administration in the summer of 2025, although Congress is moving to block such a decision and enacting legislation to prevent the…
Austal USA Launches First New Utility Landing Craft
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA launched the company’s first Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessel at its ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala. on Aug. 22. LCU 1710 is the first of 12 Navy LCUs under contract at Austal USA,…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 114
By Team Ships Public Affairs, Aug. 29, 2025 NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 114, from Textron Systems, August 28. Delivery of LCAC 114 follows completion of acceptance…
Undersea Technology is a Top Priority for National Security Leaders
From the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium, Sept. 2, 2025 NEWPORT, R.I. – The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) reinforced its role as a leader in undersea defense innovation at SENEDIA’s 11th annual Defense Innovation Days. The national event attracted nearly…
Keel Authenticated for Future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827)
Release From Team Submarine Public Affairs, Aug. 28, 2025 GROTON, Conn. – The keel for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827), a Columbia-class submarine, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 27 at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point…
