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12 March

Hammerhead Uncrewed Surface Vehicles Target

QinetiQ Provides Hammerhead USV Targets for Cobra Gold in Thailand

QinetiQ Target Systems Canada has supplied Hammerhead uncrewed surface vehicle targets for Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand.

11 March

Sea

Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) pulls into Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit

Bea Castañeda

Virginia-Class Submarine: The Quiet Workhorse Beneath the Waves

This guide explains how Virginia-class submarines navigate, surveil, and strike across deep and littoral waters, supporting the maritime dominance of the US Navy.

10 March

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Taps Mobix Labs to Sustain Secure Shipboard Communications

The US Navy has renewed and expanded production of secure communications hardware from Mobix Labs for its surface fleet.

6 March

Americas

Ronald Watkins

Glamox to Provide Lighting for US Navy’s Next Navajo-Class Support Vessel

Austal USA has selected Norwegian Glamox to supply interior and exterior lighting for the future USNS James D. Fairbanks.

5 March

Air

Bea Castañeda

The F-35 Lightning II: A Guide on the Fifth-Generation Multirole Fighter

Stealth, sensors, and software converge in the F-35 Lightning II. This guide unpacks how the fighter connects pilots, platforms, and domains into a single combat system.

4 March

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

HII Authenticates Keel of US Navy’s 16th San Antonio Amphibious Transport Ship

HII Ingalls Shipbuilding has authenticated the keel of the US Navy’s 16th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock vessel in Mississippi.

Feb- 2026 -

27 February

Americas

210803-N-TP544-2022 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2021) Chief Operations Specialist Mark Chaisson teaches Ensign Elizabeth Herington how to use a radar console aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) August 3, 2021. Kearsarge is underway to support Large-Scale Exercise 2021 (LSE 2021), a globally integrated exercise designed to test advanced warfare concepts across the full-range of maritime and amphibious operations under Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). LSE 2021 will take place Aug. 3-16, 2021, in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Fleet Forces, and U.S. Naval Forces Europe areas of operation, as well as virtually. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Taylor Parker)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Greenlights Production of CACI’s Spectral Shipboard EW Solutions

CACI International’s Spectral electronic warfare program has achieved Milestone C approval from the US Navy, clearing the way for low-rate initial production and deployment to the fleet.

26 February

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Awards $50M to Castelion for Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon

The US Navy has awarded nearly $50 million to Castelion to speed development and prototype production of the Blackbeard hypersonic weapon.

25 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

USS Gerald Ford, World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier, at US Base on Crete

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has reached the US naval base of Souda Bay on Crete, en route to joining a massive military build-up in the Middle East.

24 February

Americas