The U.S. Navy has awarded production agreements covering 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels at an average procurement cost of $40 million each.
The U.S. Navy’s plan to rebuild its four public shipyards stretches beyond 2080, leaving some maintenance facilities decades from completion, the Government Accountability Office said.
Metallus has received an initial order worth about $125 million to supply steel for U.S. defense applications.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has signed a memorandum directing military cyber and intelligence agencies to prioritize foreign interference threats to the 2026 elections.
The U.S. Department of War has signed a $124 million agreement with Northrop Grumman to begin production work and order components for 67 AN/APG-85 radars.
The cost of rebuilding the U.S. Navy’s four public shipyards will exceed $200 billion, and the final projects in current plans will not be completed until after 2080, the Government Accountability Office said.
U.S. and Indian Army forces held a closing ceremony for Yudh Abhyas 2026 on September 27 after three weeks of training at Auli and the Mahajan Field Firing Range.
HII has expanded its unmanned maritime systems plant in Pocasset, Massachusetts, by 10,000 square feet, increasing the site’s manufacturing space by 25%.
A shipment of F-35 fighter jet components sent from Australia for repairs in the United States was mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said.
Lockheed Martin delivered a record 191 F-35 Lightning II fighters in 2025, clearing much of the backlog created by delays involving the aircraft’s Technology Refresh 3 configuration.
The U.S. Navy has established a command dedicated to turning robotic and autonomous systems into capabilities its sailors can use in fleet operations.
U.S. Army soldiers demonstrated a mobile counter-drone system to Indian troops during Yudh Abhyas 2026, an exercise focused in part on how ground forces operate under the threat of unmanned aircraft.
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