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1 December

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Pratt & Whitney Lands $1.6B US Navy Contract for F-35 Engine Support

The US Navy has awarded RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney an approximately $1.6-billion contract for support of the F135 engines, which power the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

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27 November

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The Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) steam alongside the Navy’s forward deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a photo exercise for Valiant Shield 2018

Rojoef Manuel

Textron to Provide Airborne Electronic Warfare Training for US Navy, Marine Corps

Textron segment Airborne Tactical Advantage Company has signed a contract to deliver Stand-Off Jamming Jets Services training for the US Navy and US Marine Corps.

26 November

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Artist's rendering of a Constellation-class frigate. Photo: Fincantieri

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US Navy Cancels Development of Four Constellation Warships

The US Navy is terminating the last four ships in the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program, keeping only the first two under construction at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin.

25 November

Americas

The USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine. Photo: HII

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HII Delivers 25th Virginia-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine to US Navy

The US Navy has accepted the USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), the 25th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, from HII segment Newport News Shipbuilding.

25 November

Americas

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully completed acceptance trials for Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), the second Flight III destroyer built by Ingalls. The ship successfully demonstrated required mission capabilities and is now preparing for delivery to the U.S. Navy. (Photo by HII)

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Awards $95M Contract to Fortress for Cyber Supply Chain Protection

The US Naval Air Systems Command is moving to secure its supply chain with a $95-million contract awarded to Fortress Government Solutions.

24 November

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Future USS Ted Stevens Destroyer Clears Final Trials Ahead of US Navy Handover

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Mississippi has concluded the final trials of the US Navy’s 78th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128).

20 November

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

SAIC, HavocAI Partner to Link Autonomous Fleets With US Navy Communications

SAIC and HavocAI are integrating SAIC's real-time communications network with HavocAI’s autonomous maritime fleets for the US Navy.

18 November

Americas

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine stern to General Dynamics Electric Boat (Photo by Ashley Cowan/HII)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Wins $2.28B Deal to Accelerate Production of Next Columbia Submarines

The US Department of Defense has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $2.28-billion contract to advance procurement and construction of five Columbia-class fleet ballistic missile submarines.

17 November

Americas

251107-N-UI581-1002 PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) arrives in Panama City, Fla. ahead of her commissioning ceremony on Nov. 7, 2025. Pierre is the second U.S. Navy ship to bear this name and will be the final Independence-variant LCS to be commissioned in the U.S. Navy. Pierre will be commissioned in Panama City on Nov. 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

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Final US Navy Independence Warship Enters Service

The US Navy has officially commissioned its final Independence-class littoral combat ship, the USS Pierre (LCS 38), in Panama City, Florida.

14 November

Americas

Airmen from all trades, with the 176th Wing’s Civil Engineer Squadron, raise the second exterior wall in unison as they construct the first home in the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, May 18, 2021. The initiative is a collaboration between the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program and the Cherokee Nation that constructs new single-family homes and supporting infrastructure for eligible Cherokee Nation veterans and their families. (U.S. Air Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Clay Cook)

Rojoef Manuel

US Weighs 10,000-Person Base Near Gaza as White House Denies Plan

The US military is evaluating a US Navy inquiry about a possible temporary base near Gaza that could house 10,000 people, a document that has triggered public denials from the White House and US Central Command.

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