From Austal USA, June 24, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA successfully completed acceptance trials on the company’s 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the last ship in the class. Future USS Pierre (LCS 38) returned to port late on…
Acting CNO Kilby Visits BlackSea Technologies in Baltimore, Observes Small USV Operations
From the Navy Office of Information, June 18, 2025 Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited the BlackSea Technologies (BlackSea) headquarters and production facilities in Baltimore, June 18, to see first-hand how BlackSea supports the U.S. Navy’s Small…
Pacific Partnership 2025 Concludes Mission Stop in Suva, Fiji, June 16, 2025
By MC2 Moises Sandoval, June 20, 2025 SUVA, Fiji – Pacific Partnership 2025 officially concluded its mission stop in Fiji with a closing ceremony hosted at the Waiqanake District School on June 16, 2025. The largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster response…
U.S. Navy Achieves FY25 Recruiting Goal 3 Months Early
From the Navy Office of Information, June 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy achieved its 2025 recruiting goal June 18, three months ahead of the end of the current fiscal year after contracting 40,600 future Sailors. Achieving the contracting…
GD Electric Boat Awarded $987M Contract Modification for Submarine Production
From General Dynamics, June 18, 2025 GROTON, Conn. — General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today it has been awarded a $987 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract supporting submarine production….
Caudle Nominated to be Next CNO
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Donald Trump has nominated Admiral Daryl Caudle as the next chief of naval operations. Caudle, a submarine officer, currently serves as commander. U.S. Fleet Forces Command, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. The nomination was received by the…
Austal USA Launches First Steel Ship, the Future USNS Billy Frank
MOBILE, Ala. –Austal USA successfully launched the company’s first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), on June 14. Named after a native American Korean War veteran who, as an activist, fought for justice and environmental preservation…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship-to-Shore Connector, LCAC 113
By Team Ships Public Affairs, June 17, 2025 NEW ORLEANS– The United States Navy accepted delivery of Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 113, from Textron Systems, June 12. The delivery of LCAC 113 comes after completion of Acceptance Trials conducted by…
Task Force 66 Applies Lessons Learned From Black Sea Battle Lab to Exercise BALTOPS 25
By U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs, June 17, 2025 UTSKA, Poland – Commander, Task Force (CTF) 66, U.S. 6th Fleet’s purpose-built all-domain task force with the mission of integrating Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) into fleet operations, is participating in Baltic Operations…
Curtiss-Wright Awarded $31 Million IDIQ Contract by the U.S. Navy
Curtiss-Wright to provide rugged Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)-based mission processing system to support Navy Minotaur software platform INTERNATIONAL PARIS AIR SHOW 2025, Le Bourget, Paris, France (Hall 3-D28) – June 16, 2025 – Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it…
