What’s next for America’s icebreakers: 2026 preview
The White House in 2024 and 2025 prioritized rebuilding America's icebreaker fleet. But how long will that last?
Five stories that made waves for the sea services: 2025 review
A new big boss? A new big ship? 2025 held a lot of change for the sea services with even more foreshadowed coming in 2026 and beyond.
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Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
Trump announces new Trump-class ‘battleship’ as part of ‘Golden Fleet’
The new vessel, coming in around 30,000 tons, will be capable of carrying surface-launched nuclear missiles, creating what Navy Secretary John Phelan called a new nuclear deterrent.
Tory Bruno resigns as head of United Launch Alliance
"My work here is now complete and I will be cheering ULA on," the longtime ULA chief said.
Navy announces new frigate class, taps HII to build off national security cutter
“Recent operations from the Red Sea to the Caribbean make the requirement undeniable,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said.
GAO finds V-22 ‘serious accident’ rate shot up in 2023, 2024
The GAO's report was published the same day that the Navy released its own report on the V-22, saying it was committed to the program.
The state of play in military space
The military space sector is evolving fast. Get the latest from Space Force and industry officials on what’s next for acquisition, policy and training in a new Breaking Defense eBook.
Navy wants new frigate in 2028, says service’s acquisition head
Navy Secretary John Phelan recently told attendees at a private dinner that the new frigate would be a modified National Security Cutter, sources told Breaking Defense.
Navy, Palantir unveil ShipOS in a bid to boost nuclear sub production
"We’re deploying an AI-powered shipbuilding operating system across the maritime industrial base," Navy Secretary John Phelan told an audience alongside Palantir chief Alex Karp.
Navy’s Caudle: F/A-XX fighter decision needs to come ‘quickly’
"My job is to pressurize that decision, because the war fighting imperative, I think, is there, and and I'm trying to build a compelling case to get that decision made quickly," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said.
Navy, Marine Corps pick Dutch company’s design for new island-hopping vessel
“We will competitively award a vessel construction manager to oversee the [program], drive execution and facilitate genuine competition among multiple shipyards,” Navy Secretary John Phelan said.
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Navy blames crew, training for losing F-18s, other mishaps from Truman CSG deployment
Navy investigators found one commanding officer's decision to fire on friendly fighter jets was neither "reasonable" nor "prudent" given the information he had at hand.
USV producer Saronic to invest $300M into Louisiana shipyard
The new construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
What the Constellation-class frigate’s cancellation means for Navy, Fincantieri
“This is going to be devastating for [Fincantieri’s] workforce. They invested heavily buying the yard in 2009 and invested a lot to win the frigate class competition,” one analyst told Breaking Defense.
Coast Guard’s new cutter program at risk of ‘costly rework’, ‘schedule delays’: GAO
Earlier this year, the Coast Guard halted construction on two of the four Offshore Patrol Cutters that Eastern Shipbuilding was under contract to deliver.