Navy to purchase 30 MUSVs following at-sea testing
The contracts come as the Navy expands its marketplace for unmanned systems and moves into the second phase of the MUSV program.
EXCLUSIVE: Aircraft carrier Nimitz service life extended until 2027
A service official revealed the change to Breaking Defense, pushing back previous plans to mothball the ship this May.
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As defense primes try to mollify Trump, dividends seem likely to continue
Companies vowed to increase capital expenditures in 2026, with some also signaling plans to stop stock buybacks this year.
US shipbuilder HII expands UK unmanned maritime vehicle support facility
Since 2001, the UK Ministry of Defence has procured REMUS 100, REMUS 300 and REMUS 600 vehicles for mine countermeasure missions.
Reed: Congress ‘would have to’ codify Trump’s defense industry stock buyback mandates
The top SASC Democrat stopped short of supporting Trump's executive order, as a few defense firms said they're on board, at least publicly.
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.
The Army’s Digital Transformation
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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.
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.
Government shutdown delaying contracts, but no major financial impact yet, defense CEOs say
"The DoW [Department of War] wants to go fast,” said L3Harris CEO Chris Kubasik. “Then Congress can't fund the DoW. So we're kind of stuck between those two situations.”
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.
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Why Bigger Fences Aren’t Enough in the Age of Drones
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
Navy, industry has ‘got to adjust’ to realities of shipyard worker pay: Service official
"We have got to reflect prices that can allow us to have the labor pool that we need for the long term,” said the Navy official.
HII, Shield AI ink partnership to advance drone autonomy software
The new partnership focuses on HII’s Odyssey software suite and Shield AI’s Hivemind mission autonomy software.
Shipbuilder HII unveils Romulus unmanned surface vessel
The first Romulus is expected to be completed in about 12 months and once production is up and running, the company expects to build up to six vessels concurrently and deliver four or five per year.
EXCLUSIVE: HII, C3 AI ink agreement to boost shipyard production using artificial intelligence
“What AI allows you to do is optimize for how the work flows through the machine shops, based on prioritization of output and how the different inputs are adjusting,” said Eric Chewning, an HII executive.