In a historic first, two US Army crew members from an AH-64 Apache helicopter forced down near the coast of Oman were rescued within two hours by a US Navy Saronic Corsair drone boat operated by the 5th Fleet's Task Force 59.
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A new bill from the U.S. House of Representatives wants to hear the Navy’s plans for at-sea reloading of vertical launching system (VLS) cells on U.S. Navy warships. The House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027 includes provisions for a briefing on the service’s efforts in ...
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Hermeus's Quarterhorse aircraft is still pushing the supersonic flight envelope, but the US Department of Defense is already so keen on the concept that it's awarded the company US$159 million to explore the military applications of the technology.
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El evento será en reconocimiento y homenaje a la vida de Ismael Guadalupe Ortíz como defensor de la justicia, los derechos humanos, y las causas fundamentales para el bienestar y la paz
New video footage has revealed that the world's biggest warship was gutted by fire, with the extent of the damage only just coming to light after the blaze back in March
On June 1, 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that the ROMULUS medium unmanned surface vessel started sea trials. HII press release Statement by Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division, on the U.S. Navy’s selection of HII’s ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel to advance to the at-sea testing ...
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L'US Navy s'apprête à tester une innovation audacieuse avec l'USS Gerald R. Ford : transformer un porte-avions en centrale électrique mobile.
The U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program selected 7 separate designs to advance towards at sea testing, with further scaling following suit as a part of the several billion dollar initiative to regain the U.S. Navy’s mass. The 7 companies selected by the Navy include, Sea Machines, Leidos, Saronic Technologies, Galliano Marine Services, ...
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GE Aerospace’s Marine Engines & Systems has secured an official order from Austal USA to supply propulsion power for the U.S. Navy’s new Explorer-class ocean surveillance ships, T-AGOS. GE Aerospace press release The purchase agreement covers one LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine engine in a composite enclosure with associated generator by Brush for the lead ship, ...
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Lockheed Martin has successfully delivered the first Integrated Combat System (ICS)-enabled baseline to the U.S. Navy. Lockheed Martin press release ICS-enabled baselines combine heritage combat system capability with modern infrastructure, driving rapid proliferation of capability through a singular development effort at scale. Working with the Navy and industry partners, this marks the start of…
Imaginez une flotte de navires de guerre capable de rester opérationnelle bien plus longtemps grâce à des robots qui explorent chaque recoin pour anticiper les pannes. C’est exactement ce que promet le récent accord majeur conclu entre Gecko Robotics et l’US Navy. Dans un monde où la technologie redéfinit les industries traditionnelles, cette nouvelle illustre […]
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An upcoming comprehensive refit to install a battery of hypersonic missiles on the Zumwalt guided-missile destroyers will also increase the stealth warship’s operational range and endurance, according to recently released documents. A list of modernization items planned for USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) includes provisions for a “Fuel Endurance and Range” modification. This work will convert…
Secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, announced on Tuesday that the MQ-25A “Stingray” unmanned air-to-air tanker would be moving to serial production, passing the point in development designated as “Milestone C” which marks a transition out of research and development towards Low Rate Initial Production and then a full rate manufacturing cycle. The U.S. Navy ...
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Two US Navy EA-18G Growler jets collided mid-air while performing in an aerial demonstration at the Gunfighter Skies air show near Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. The incident occurred during a scheduled performance on the second day of the event. — Read the rest
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Le programme du meeting aérien «Gunfighter Skies», organisé sur la base aérienne de Mountain Home [Idaho], les 16 et 17 mars, était alléchant. Outre la présence de la patrouille acrobatique «Thunderbirds» de l’US Air Force, des démonstrations en vol d’anciens avions de combat, pour certains mythiques [P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderborlt, P-51 Mustang, F-86 Sabre, etc.]...
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Four crew members safely ejected after two US military jets collided mid-air during an air show near Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on Sunday, according to the US Navy. The incident occurred during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show, where two E/A-18G Growler aircraft collided while performing an aerial demonstration. The crash happened at […]
The U.S. Navy commissioned the 13th and final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) in a ceremony held in Cleveland, Ohio, May 16. U.S. Navy press release CLEVELAND (May 16, 2026) – The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest and last Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) in Cleveland. During the ceremony, Acting Secretary ...
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Under the U.S. Navy’s released shipbuilding plan as apart of the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP), the U.S. Navy’s surface force will receive a major reshuffle in it’s structure, targeted towards fielding continually advanced surface ship based capabilities and increasing industrial output. Under the U.S. Navy’s prerogative, the surface force will be receiving a total ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) regarding shipbuilding for fiscal years 2027-2031 contains massive investments into the U.S. Navy’s submarine force, with new details provided around what the U.S. subsurface fleet could look like in the future. Earmarked funding for submarines totals out to $124.9 billion dollars for FY 27-31, presenting a massive ...
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San Diego has a deep connection to America's military and naval forces, and it'll soon be home to a marvelous institution to showcase the history, legacy, and future of the Navy SEALs.
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En décembre, le président Donald Trump fit savoir qu’une nouvelle classe de navires de 30 000 à 40 000 tonnes – la « classe Trump » allait être lancée par l’US Navy, remettant ainsi le concept de cuirassé au goût du jour, trente ans après le retrait de la classe Iowa. Jugeant ce programme trop coûteux et...
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The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier fleet will receive a new round of funding as the iconic flattops will experience a limited shakeup in terms of continued service and procurement plans. Within the recently release U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding plans under the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP), the carrier replacement program (the program to field the Gerald ...
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The U.S. Navy will fund development work on the Long Range ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Weapon, otherwise known as LRAW, for the first time starting sometime in late 2026/early 2027. Details regarding LRAW broke cover in the U.S. Navy’s Research, Development, Test & Evaluation documentation for fiscal year 2027. LRAW is to be the replacement/supplement for ...
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A fresh debate has emerged over the possible use of trained dolphins in military operations as tensions remain high in the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route at the centre of the US Iran standoff. Read More: US warns Iran over Hormuz Strait The unusual discussion gained attention after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]
The US military test-fired the Typhon mid-range capability system in the Philippines for the first time, as part of the two countries’ largest joint military exercises. The Typhon system fired a Tomahawk cruise missile shortly after midnight Tuesday from Tacloban City Airport in Leyte, striking its intended target at Fort Magsaysay in Laur, Nueva Ecija, ...
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_Bingen, Washington, 4. Mai 2026_ – Die US Navy hat das Boeing-Tochterunternehmen Insitu ausgewählt, um künftig Aufklärungs-, Überwachungs- und Informationsgewinnungsleistungen … mehr...
Laser weapons reached a new milestone as the US Navy tested the AeroVironment (AV) LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush (CVN-77), notching up a 100% kill rate against multiple aerial drone threats.
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On May 1, 2026, C2 Robotics has marked a significant milestone with the commissioning and christening of its Speartooth Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (LUUV), the first to be delivered to the United States. C2 robotics press release This ceremony represents a defining moment for the company, signalling both the transition of Speartooth from development, into ...
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Trump says US Navy acts like pirates against Iran, according to his latest statement. Donald Trump claimed that US naval actions resemble piracy in Iranian waters. He argued that the United States is taking aggressive steps against Iran at sea. Furthermore, a foreign news agency reported rising tensions involving the United States and Iran. The […]
Contained within the Fiscal Year 2027 budget documentation, the U.S. Navy has laid out it’s plans for the new FF(X) program, seeking to rapidly field a new class of smaller surface vessels with the launch of the first Frigate taking place in the first Quarter of Fiscal Year 2029 (late calendar year 2028). Following the ...
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