Lockheed Martin has secured a $647 million modification to a U.S. Navy contract for production and support of the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile.
The U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program, General Dynamics Electric Boat, and Lincoln Electric have announced a joint investment to accelerate the use of additive manufacturing in nuclear-powered submarine construction.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials for the guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), marking a major milestone in the construction of the second Flight III destroyer built at the yard.
General Dynamics Electric Boat has announced a $642 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification for Lead Yard Support and Development Studies and Design efforts linked to Virginia-class submarines.
NATO has confirmed the successful completion of Neptune Strike 25-3, a long-planned enhanced vigilance activity demonstrating the integration of high-end maritime strike capabilities with air-land operations.
According to NATO, “The Neptune Strike series is designed to demonstrate NATO’s ability to integrate high-end maritime strike capabilities, […]
The U.S. Department of War has signed a $198 million contract with Boeing to continue modernisation work on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet.
The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs carried out four scheduled test flights of unarmed Trident II D5LE missiles from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the east coast of Florida between 17 and 21 September.
The U.S. Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution (PMA-281) and Aerial Targets (PMA-208) programmes partnered with Shield AI to demonstrate artificial intelligence-based autonomy on the BQM-177A aerial target.
On Sunday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited the US. Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
Sailors aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) successfully carried out an at-sea Main Propulsion Diesel Engine repair, a task previously requiring contractor support, enabling the ship to continue its mission.
Textron Aviation Defense has launched a nationwide tour to present the Beechcraft M-346N as a “ready-now” solution for the U.S. Navy Undergraduate Jet Training System programme.
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