From Coast Guard Arctic District Public Affairs KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest and sixth Arctic District Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Mann (WPC 1160), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Friday, Feb. 13. …
Australia, Philippines, and U.S. Conduct a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
By U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs SOUTH CHINA SEA – The combined armed forces of Australia, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific while conducting a…
Office of Special Projects: Protecting the Navy’s Nuclear Superiority from Spies
From U.S. Fleet Forces Command WASHINGTON – When it comes to protecting the Department of the Navy’s secrets, no one is better equipped than the NCIS Office of Special Projects (OSP), the Navy’s elite counterespionage unit. Comprised of Special Agents, intelligence…
GA-ASI Achieves New Milestone with Semi-Autonomous CCA Flight
YFQ-42A Uncrewed Fighter Jet Executes Mission Autonomy Test From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. SAN DIEGO – 12 February 2026 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) passed a new milestone this month, successfully integrating 3rd-party mission autonomy into the YFQ-42A…
HII Places Second Nikon SLM Solutions NXG 600E Order
Long Beach, CA, USA – Nikon SLM Solutions, a unit of Nikon Advanced Manufacturing and global leader in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) metal additive manufacturing, today announced that HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has placed a second…
Keel Laid for Future USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg
From Team Ships, Feb. 13, 2026 SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg (T-AO 212) was authenticated at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard on Feb. 13. The event marked a major construction milestone for the John…
UTIC Highlights Investments, Collaboration, and Workforce Development
From The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium, Feb. 12, 2026 MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) had a significant year of growth in 2025, expanding its membership and accelerating innovation in undersea and maritime technologies. In 2025, UTIC marked the…
Military Sealift Command Delivers Needed Cargo to Antarctica
Feb. 12, 2026 | By Sarah Cannon, Military Sealift Command Pacific The Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht is conducting cargo offload operations at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of MSC’s ongoing support of the annual Antarctic resupply mission: Operation Deep Freeze 2026. …
US Navy transfers 10 TH-57 helicopters to Sri Lanka Air Force
From Naval Air Systems Command, Feb. 12, 2026 NAS Patuxent River, Md. — The United States Navy recently transferred 10 TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters to the Sri Lanka Air Force, strengthening the defense cooperation between the United States and Sri Lanka. “The transfer of…
SNC Signs Charter with Northrop Grumman and GA-ASI to Deliver Freedom Trainer for UJTS
From SNC, Feb. 11, 2026 SNC signed an Executive Charter with Northrop Grumman and GA-ASI to define an industry teaming in pursuit of the U.S. Navy’s UJTS program. Team Freedom reinforces SNC’s commitment to delivering a clean-sheet, purpose-built, high-performance trainer for the U.S. Navy with low-life-cycle cost. This collaboration supports American manufacturing that strengthens the U.S. Defense Industrial Base and opens new opportunities for Foreign Military Sales in countries including Japan, UK, Canada, Australia and others. SPARKS, Nev. (Feb. 11, 2026) – SNC,…
