The Department of Defense announced Friday that the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group would be deployed to the Caribbean, shortly after it announced it had conducted a tenth… Continue reading "USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group Ordered To Carribean Amidst U.S. Strikes On Alleged Drug Boats"
At AUSA, AeroVironment (AV) unveiled three new members of the Switchblade family of Loitering munitions. These one-way attack drones can be sent to loiter over an area for an extend… Continue reading "AUSA 2025: AeroVironment Unveils Latest Switchblade Loitering Munitions"
Lockheed Martin has secured a $647 million U.S. Navy contract to continue building and supporting the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile. The award, announced in late September 2025 by… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Secures $647 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Trident II D5 Ballistic Missiles"
Sikorsky (a Lockheed Martin company) has secured a $10.86 billion defense contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to 99 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps over… Continue reading "Sikorsky Awarded $10.8 Billion Contract for CH-53K King Stallion Helicopters"
USS St. Louis (LCS-19) recently made U.S. Navy history by completing its first ever self-sufficient engine repair at sea. The St. Louis crew restored a main propulsion diesel engine without… Continue reading "USS St. Louis Completes First Self-Sufficient Engine Repair at Sea"
On August 26, 2025, Raytheon and the U.S. Navy completed the first live maritime test of the new AN/SPY-6(V)4 naval radar at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Barking Sands,… Continue reading "U.S. Navy and Raytheon Successfully Test AN/SPY-6(V)4 Radar"
In early August 2025, the U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $258.7 million cost-plus contract (with options to $263.1 million) to advance the Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IIICU “All Up… Continue reading "SM-2 Block IIICU: A New Phase in Naval Air Defense"
During World War II, the German Kriegsmarine and its submarines posed a major threat to the Allied war effort. Throughout 1942 and early 1943, the Germans saw increasing successes, sinking… Continue reading "NATO’s Atlantic Supply Lines and the Soviet Submarine Threat"
The U.S. Department of Defense announced a significant contract for Lockheed Martin’s long-range cruise missiles. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin AFB awarded Lockheed’s Missiles and Fire… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Awarded $9.5 Billion Contract for LRASM and JASSM"
At the end of last month the White House unveiled a historic $1.01 trillion Fiscal Year 2026 defense budget request on June 26. This figure represents an approximately 13% increase… Continue reading "US Plans Record $1.01 Trillion Defense Budget for FY2026"