Category: August 2026

As part of the United States’ Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) program, the Peruvian Navy held a departure ceremony for the BAP “Pisagua” at the submarine pier of the Callao…

Austal USA has started construction on its third U.S. Coast Guard Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), the future USCGC Ingham, at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility. Ingham is…

By Michael Sharpe President Trump has given the U.S. Navy 120 days to come back with a plan for a fifth public Navy Yard. That sounds straightforward. It isn’t. The…

Austal USA delivered LCU 1710 August 14, marking the first LCU 1700-class vessel ever delivered to the U.S. Navy. This is also a historic milestone for the company as this…

U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces personnel and the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130) crew concluded participation in the PANAMAX 2026 exercise in-port and offshore of…

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), an Expeditionary Sea Base, from General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego, Aug. 25. The delivery of ESB…

Naval and air units from the Philippines, United States, and Australia successfully conducted on Aug. 19 to 25, the 19th multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA) in the West Philippine Sea.…

The Navy has completed shakedown trials on the USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) and the submarine is ready for Fleet tasking. As a result of the superb material condition and combat…

Acting Secretary of the Nav, Hung Cao announced August 17 that the Department of the Navy awarded a contract to Raytheon, an RTX business, valued at $22.9 billion, to accelerate…

Story and photo by Camelia Streff Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777), Aug. 12, 2026,…