US Navy Accepts Delivery of LCAC 116
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of a Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 116, from Textron Systems in New Orleans, June 15. The delivery strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps…
Navy Carrier Refueling Overhaul Work Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
SUPSHIP Newport News Commanding Officer Capt. Hannah Kriewaldt, Newport News Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby, HII-NNS employee Ashley Martin, and CVN 74 “Bluejacket…
US SATCOM Coming to Sri Lankan Navy
On June 22nd aboard SLNS Gajabahu at the Port of Colombo, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur announced that the United States will…
Sevmash Lays Keel of Yasen-M-class Murmansk
The Sevmash Shipyard in northwestern Russia laid down the Yasen-M-class multipurpose nuclear-powered submarine Murmansk, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported. “On June 17, 2026, the Sevmash Shipyard held an official ceremony to…
North Korea Introduces Choe Hyon Destroyer into Fleet
North Korea held a flag-raising ceremony and formally commissioned the destroyer Choe Hyon into its naval fleet. The ceremony took place on June 23 at the port of Nampo, with…
The Columbia Eagle Mutiny
The Columbia Eagle was a Victory-class VC2-S-AP3 vessel built in large numbers during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Built in just 98 days at the Oregon Shipbuilding…
US Strikes Iran in Response to Attack on Commercial Vessel
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes against Iran, June 26, as a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. U.S.…
TKMS Launches Frigate Cunha Moreira
This week in Itajaí, Brazil, TKMS celebrated the launch of the frigate “Cunha Moreira” (F202), the third vessel in the Tamandare program (PFCT), the most modern and innovative naval project…
Carderock Team Applies Expertise to USS DEFIANT Model
By Alisha Tyer Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is applying decades of technical fabrication expertise to refine a scale model of the proposed future battleship USS Defiant (BBG 1).…
Panama Receives Two Small Craft in US Donation
Security cooperation between Panama and the United States continues to be consolidated with the delivery of two vessels and technological equipment to the National Air and Naval Service, as part…