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U.S. Navy’s USS Delaware completes Norway visit as Washington expands undersea operations across strategic High North gateways
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (578+ words) The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware completed a routine port visit to Grøtsund, Norway, on September 7. The visit supported closer coordination with Norway as Washington expands its naval presence across the High North. U.S. 6th Fleet leaders and Norwegian…...
U.S. Navy tests robotic at-sea refueling for unmanned vessels to extend missions and reduce crew risk in high-threat waters
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (703+ words) By Hannah Miller (Defence Industry Europe) The U.S. Navy has demonstrated a robotic system that can capture, refuel and release an unmanned surface vessel at sea. The technology is intended to keep unmanned vessels deployed longer while reducing their dependence on…...
U.S. Navy says SPY-6-equipped Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyer USS Ted Stevens will strengthen fleet air and missile defense
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (567+ words) 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. The service said the warship’s advanced sensors and weapons will expand its capacity to detect, track and defeat…...
Lockheed Martin expands Australian UH-60M Black Hawk sustainment network with new sovereign component MRO capability in Albury
2+ week, 2+ day ago (713+ words) By Hannah Miller (Defence Industry Europe) Lockheed Martin Australia is moving to add Australian Aerospace Engineering to the component-sustainment network for the Australian Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk fleet. The company is progressing a standing agreement with the Albury-based supplier under…...
U.S. Navy says Harpoon Coastal Defense System hits target vessel in key test, advancing land-based anti-ship capability
2+ week, 2+ day ago (682+ words) 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. The developmental test demonstrated the system’s ability to launch a Harpoon missile…...
U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems up to $180 million for USS Boxer modernization and maintenance work at Naval Base San Diego
2+ week, 4+ day ago (407+ words) The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $149.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for work on USS Boxer (LHD 4). Exercising all available options would increase the total value to $180 million. The award covers modernization, maintenance and repairs under a Selected Restricted Availability. BAE…...
U.S. Navy awards Castelion nearly $90 million to advance 50 Blackbeard hypersonic weapons toward early operational capability
2+ week, 4+ day ago (386+ words) 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. The contract supports 50 EOC weapons and the program’s planned transition into a formal Navy acquisition program. The award moves Blackbeard from…...
U.S. Navy appoints Andrew Magliochetti to strengthen maritime industrial base and speed technology delivery for Golden Fleet
2+ week, 5+ day ago (509+ words) 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. His mandate includes expanding domestic manufacturing and accelerating the delivery of private-sector technologies to support the Navy’s…...
U.S. Navy expands use of 3D-printed parts to speed Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine production and ease supply bottlenecks
2+ week, 6+ day ago (474+ words) By Hannah Miller (Defence Industry Europe) The U.S. Navy issued new technical requirements on August 11 that broaden the use of metallic additive manufacturing across submarine design, construction, overhaul and repair. The policy is intended to shorten component qualification timelines, ease supply-chain…...
Royal Navy tests Malloy T-150B heavy-lift drone aboard HMS Trent to expand ship-to-shore logistics capability in Caribbean
3+ week, 1+ day ago (531+ words) The Royal Navy has flown a Malloy T-150B heavy-lift drone from a River-class Batch 2 patrol ship for the first time. HMS Trent conducted the sorties during its hurricane-season deployment in the Caribbean. The trial assessed how uncrewed aircraft could support maritime…...