From U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility Japan RMC (SRF-JRMC), May 2, 2025 YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA, Japan — The U.S. Navy’s Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) completed a five-month Regular Overhaul (ROH) availability at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…
Department of Defense Demonstrates Reusability of Hypersonic Test Vehicle
From the U.S. Department of Defense, May 5, 2025 The U.S. Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), in partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane), conducted a second successful flight of a fully recoverable uncrewed…
Maritime Program Previews Talent Pipeline Program, Future of Maritime Careers
By Maritime Industrial Base Program, May 6, 2025 WASHINGTON — Across shipyards and classrooms, welding booths and engineering labs, a new wave of talent prepares to step into critical roles shaping America’s defense future. In May and June, the U.S….
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance DoD Nuclear Mission
06 May 2025 From U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications, May 6, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the…
U.S. Navy Proves Sea-Based Hypersonic Launch Approach
From the Department of Defense, May 2, 2025 The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs is continuing on the path toward the nation’s first sea-based hypersonic fielding with a successful end-to-end flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile from the Cape…
Virginia-Class SSN Team Awarded $12 Billion Contract Modification for Two Submarines
GROTON, Conn., and NEWPORT NEWS, Va.– General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it has been awarded a total of $12.4 billion in contract modifications for construction of two fiscal year 2024 Virginia-class Block V attack…
Navy Awards Contract Modification for Two Additional Virginia-Class Submarines
WASHINGTON – Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat for the construction of two fiscal year 2024 Virginia-class submarines. The award signals the Navy’s commitment…
NDIA, Navy TPP Team to Grow Next-Gen Shipyard Talent
From the National Defense Industrial Association, April 29, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is expanding its partnership with the U.S. Navy’s Talent Pipeline Program (TPP) to enhance talent acquisition, training, and retention across the U.S….
Acting CNO Strengthens Relations With Industrial Base at Manufacturing Summit
From the Navy Office of Information, April 30, 2025 Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby attended the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) Summit at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) in Danville, Virginia, April 29. …
Hanwha Philly Shipyard CEO Praises Introduction of SHIPS for America Act
From Hanwha Philly Shipyard WASHINGTON, April 30, 2025 – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) and Todd Young (R-Indiana) alongside U.S. Reps. Trent Kelly (R-Mississippi) and John Garamendi (D-California) reintroduced the SHIPS for America Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening…
