From the U.S. Navy Office of Information, Aug. 15, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Navy has announced the selection of Fleet Master Chief John Perryman as the 17th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON). Perryman, who currently serves as…
UNITAS 2025 To Be Held Across Multiple Locations Along the East Coast of United States
From USNAVSOUTH/4TH Fleet Public Affairs, Aug. 14, 2025 MAYPORT, Fla. – U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and participating nation forces are set to arrive at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., in support of UNITAS 2025 (66) the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise,…
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Visits MSC Ship
From Military Sealift Command, Aug. 13, 2025 Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), Mr. C Scott Duncan (second from left) addresses the crew of USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a ship tour, aboard the ship Aug. 13,…
DARPA Christens Unmanned Ship Aimed at Revolutionizing Naval Capability
Defiant demonstrates path to accelerate US shipbuilding and strengthen naval fleet From Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Aug 11, 2025 DARPA has marked a traditional naval milestone with the christening of USX-1 Defiant, a first-of-its-kind autonomous, unmanned surface vessel designed from the…
Expedition Reveals Thirteen Shipwrecks from WWII Battles off Guadalcanal
From Clifford Davis, Naval History and Heritage Command, Aug. 12, 2025 HONIARA, Solomon Islands — A multinational expedition led by the Ocean Exploration Trust aboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus has completed a groundbreaking archaeological survey of more than a…
Navy Awards Raytheon $258 Million Contract for SM-2 Missiles
From RTX, Aug. 13, 2025 TUCSON, Arizona — The DoD recently announced that Raytheon has been awarded a $258 million contract for the engineering, manufacturing, and development of SM-2 Block IIICU All Up Rounds. This is a new contract for…
Leonardo DRS Completes First Open-Water Demonstration of Counter-UAS Equipment
From Leonardo DRS, Aug. 12, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 12, 2025 ̶ Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today that is has successfully completed its first series of open-water demonstrations of its advanced maritime Mission Equipment Package (MEP) for counterUAS…
U.S. Central Command Bids Farewell to Gen. Kurilla, Welcomes Adm. Cooper
From U.S. Central Command, August 8, 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, the outgoing commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), relinquished command today to U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper during a change of command ceremony held…
NAVSEA Leaders Discuss Advanced Technology Needs
By NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications, Aug. 7, 2025 WASHINGTON — Today, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) leaders joined more than 360 industry representatives at the Maritime Innovation Forum to discuss the adoption of advanced technologies to improve shipbuilding and repair…
USS Savannah Returns to Homeport After 12-Month Deployment
From Lt.Cmdr. Ryan Martinez-Slattery SAN DIEGO – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) arrived at its San Diego homeport Aug. 7, following a 12-month rotational deployment throughout the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operation. The…
