Navy kills four ships in Constellation-class frigate program in ‘strategic shift’
The $22 billion shipbuilding program has been under increasing scrutiny for years by lawmakers and top Pentagon brass.
Navy invites contractors, investors for industry day with new acquisition office
Establishing the RCO is one in a series of moves the Navy has made this year, alongside the other services, to overhaul acquisition offices and processes as part of a larger revamp being pushed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Coast Guard aircraft availability, inventory in decline, budget office says
Auditors noted the recent reconciliation legislation provided $3.7 billion to the Coast Guard to procure additional aircraft.
Anduril, Hyundai Heavy Industries set sights on US Navy’s unmanned surface vessel program
Anduril said the first prototype is under construction in South Korea, but future vessels will be made in the US.
Maritime drone maker Seasats expands into AUS, NZ through deal with Elysium EPL
The companies recently worked together to get the American drone maker's USV certified by Australian authorities.
Navy awards General Dynamics $1.7B contract for two more fleet oilers
“The timely funding for these two ships will act to stabilize the workforce by sustaining an important backlog and prevent future layoffs,” said Dave Carver, president of General Dynamics NASSCO.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
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What it would take to build Trump’s Golden Fleet ‘battleships’
“The interesting part of this is it’s not just a kind of fleeting presidential idea, but this is, in fact, something that does kind of resonate with what the Navy's finding it probably needs to do with the fleet through its own work,” one analyst said.
Hegseth’s acquisition reform speech: What might come – and what’s already underway.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning a Nov. 7 speech to roll out the Trump administration’s plans to change the defense acquisition system.
Trump: US to share nuclear sub tech with S. Korea, build boats in Philly
The prospect of South Korea building its submarines in the United States would raise a litany of questions for the American maritime industrial base.
Trump says he’ll sign order to direct Navy to use steam for aircraft carrier catapults
It’s not the first time Trump has fixated on the technology.
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Lockheed Martin to invest $50M into Saildrone, plans to equip USVs with missile launchers
This announcement is “transformational for us,” Saildrone CEO Richard Jenkins told Breaking Defense in an interview today.
Prominent Navy submarine symposium canceled due to government shutdown
"Due to the federal budget issues and resultant government shutdown, many of the key speakers who are either active-duty military personnel or civilian government employees are unable to attend the in-person Annual Symposium & Industry Update (ASIU)," according to an email from the Naval Submarine League.
American, South Korean shipbuilders ink deal to pursue Navy auxiliary ship programs
“This marks the beginning of deeper collaboration between not only our companies, but each of our countries, that will support enduring changes to military and commercial shipbuilding in America,” HII executive Eric Chewning said in the announcement.
USV-maker Seasats unveils ‘high-speed interceptor’ Quickfish
Quickfish is 17 feet in length, can operate at sea state 6 and can travel faster than 35 knots.