The U.S. Navy’s planned fleet of 15 nuclear-powered guided-missile battleships would cost about $275 billion through 2056, the Congressional Budget Office said.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $75 million Undefinitized Contract Action for the BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit used in JDAM Long Range.
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy demonstrated a rapidly retrainable artificial intelligence sonar system during RIMPAC 2026.
HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries are expanding welding automation at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi.
BWX Technologies is in early discussions with U.S. Naval Reactors over a proposed nuclear-powered battleship that could use an existing Ford-class aircraft carrier reactor design.
The decision formally separates their expanded strike role from that of standard Virginia-class fast-attack submarines.
The U.S. Navy began deactivating the nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Georgia at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on July 31.
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works christened the future USS William Charette (DDG 130) on August 1 at its shipyard in Bath, Maine.
RIMPAC 2026 concluded on July 31 after five weeks of multinational training around Hawaii.
The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group arrived in Da Nang on July 30 for a scheduled port visit.
The U.S. Navy demonstrated a new at-sea logistics capability during RIMPAC 2026. A remotely operated Digitally-Crewed Surface Vessel delivered supplies directly into USS Essex’s well deck.
USS Minnesota returned to Naval Base Guam on July 29 after its first deployment from the island.
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