On 9 December, the U.S. Navy announced a $448 million investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System, or Ship OS, aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and autonomy across the shipbuilding industrial base.
On 23 December, President Donald Trump and the leadership of the Department of War presented an artistic vision of new battleships planned for future orders by the U.S. Navy.
Capt. Tim Battles relieved Capt. Jeremy Ewing as commanding officer of Naval Support Facility Redzikowo during a change of command ceremony held on 22 December.
United States Navy has expanded details on plans to develop a new class of American-designed battleships following announcements on 22 December by President Donald J. Trump and senior defence officials.
Textron Systems Corporation has sold a 21-ft TSUNAMI autonomous maritime surface vessel to the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific to support testing under the Maritime Digital Experimentation Federation.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been selected by the U.S. Navy to design and build the future small surface combatant, based on the proven Legend-class national security cutter design.
Personnel from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet successfully launched a one-way attack drone from a ship at sea on 16 December, marking a first for the force.
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a static fire test of a prototype Mk 72 solid rocket motor at its advanced propulsion facility in Elkton, Maryland.
HII has announced that Newport News Shipbuilding has reached a major construction milestone on the Virginia-class submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802).
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has completed the Last Production Unit of the W88 Alteration 370 programme.
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has achieved a key airborne connectivity milestone after a P-8A Poseidon Increment 3 Block 2 aircraft successfully connected to the Minotaur Family of Systems Labyrinth hub.
President Donald Trump has approved a plan to build a new “Golden Fleet” for the U.S. Navy, according to service secretary John Phelan speaking to Axios at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
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