From Lt. j.g. Selena Esteban, Jan. 31, 2025 The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 30, after completing a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet…
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for Deployment of Future Mine Countermeasures Capabilities
By PEO USC Public Affairs, Feb. 3, 2025 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has recently awarded a series of contracts, under Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), to facilitate Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission…
BAE Systems to upgrade additional Mk 45 Naval Guns for U.S. Navy
From BAE Systems, Jan. 27, 2025 Advanced firepower will continue to play a critical role at sea as Sailors face advanced threats The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems…
Maxim Watermakers Completes Testing of First U.S. Navy Closed Loop Cooling System
From Fairbanks Morse Defense, Jan. 28, 2025 Maxim Watermakers, a business unit of Fairbanks Morse Defense, has successfully completed qualification testing for a first-of-its-kind submarine maintenance Closed Loop Cooling System (CLCS) for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNS…
Lockheed Martin Offers Mk70 Launcher to Increase Lethality of LCS
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — Lockheed Martin has adapted its Mk41 vertical missile launcher into a scalable containerized system than can be deployed on U.S. Navy ships, including the littoral combat ships (LCS) and non-traditional platforms…
Operation Southern Spear: Latest Development in Operationalizing Robotic and Autonomous Systems
Operation Southern Spear will deploy unmanned air and surface vessels to help determine combinations of unmanned vehicles and manned forces to provide coordinated maritime domain awareness and conduct counternarcotics operations. From U.S. 4th Fleet, Jan. 28, 2025 MAYPORT, Fla. – U.S. Naval Forces Southern…
Secretary Hegseth’s Message to the Force
From U.S. Department of Defense Public Affairs, Jan. 25, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. — The following message to the U.S. armed forces was released by the new Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth: “It is the privilege of a lifetime to lead the…
HII Closes on Asset Acquisition to Expand Shipbuilding Capacity
Operations Are Underway at Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations From HII GOOSE CREEK, S.C., Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today it has closed on its acquisition of an advanced manufacturing facility and assets and begun…
Amphibious Coalition Forecasts Benefits of Multi-Ship Amphib Ship Buy
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The industry association for suppliers for the builder of U.S. Navy’s amphibious warfare fleet sees immediate benefits this year and the next one for its member companies, the association’s survey said. …
Forging the Future: Training Center Opens to Train Next Generation of Defense Manufacturers
From The Maritime Industrial Base Program, Jan. 24, 2025 DANVILLE, Va. — The U.S. Navy strengthened its efforts to revitalize the nation’s shipbuilding capability with the opening of a new training center in Danville, Virginia. The Accelerated Training in Defense…
