Rheinmetall Canada will supply replacement components for the U.S. Navy’s MSU-200NAV mobile air-start units under a contract valued in the single-digit millions of euros.
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware arrived in Grøtsund, Norway, on Sept. 1, 2026, for a routine port visit.
The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group arrived in Thailand on Sept. 2 for its first full port visit since deploying in November 2025, following nearly seven months of operations in the U.S. Central Command area.
Rolls-Royce has secured U.S. Navy certification for its mtu Series 4000 and Series 2000 engines, clearing them for use aboard autonomous naval vessels.
The U.S. Navy returned USS North Dakota to the fleet on Aug. 29 after Portsmouth Naval Shipyard completed its extended drydocking maintenance period ahead of the rebaselined schedule.
The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), an Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer, in Whittier, Alaska, on Oct. 3, 2026.
At the center of the upgrade is the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar, paired with the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system.
The U.S. Navy has successfully tested the Harpoon Coastal Defense System against a target vessel, marking a key step in validating the land-based weapon for operations against maritime threats.
Australia’s Aegis-equipped HMAS Sydney demonstrated integrated air and missile defense capability during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2026 off Hawaii from Aug. 6 to 15.
The award covers modernization, maintenance and repairs under a Selected Restricted Availability.
The U.S. Navy has awarded Castelion a $89,997,162 firm-fixed-price order to advance its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon toward Early Operational Capability.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has appointed Andrew Magliochetti to lead the department’s work on defense industrial capacity and supply-chain resilience.
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