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The Department of the Navy (DON) today announced March 16th the establishment of five Portfolio Acquisition Executive organizations: PAE Industrial Operations, PAE Marine Corps, PAE Maritime, PAE Strategic Systems Programs…
To strengthen the capacity of national hydro-oceanographic surveys and support the provision of accurate maritime data and information, the Navy’s newest Hydro-Oceanographic Auxiliary Ship, KRI Canopus-936, carried out its first…
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 115 from Textron Systems on March 10. The delivery of LCAC 115 comes after…
Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) delivered a decisive blow to maritime criminal networks by intercepting a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel during a routine patrol on February 24 in the…
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has formally approved USS Ted Stevens (DDG128) to be commissioned in Whittier, Alaska. The commissioning ceremony is currently anticipated to take place Fall 2026.…
The Ministry of Defence and Damen Workboats signed a contract on March 12 for the construction of three medium-sized patrol vessels for the Caribbean Coast Guard. The so-called cutters replace…
Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft, one each from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 and VP-45, were joined by one P-8I from the Indian Navy (IN), one P-1 from the Japan…
Lockheed Martin successfully delivered the second Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar equipment to the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD). The delivery was facilitated through Mitsubishi Corporation…
USS Mustin (DDG 89) will forward deploy to Yokosuka, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific. This move will be a permanent change of station…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on March 1, after operating for 55 days below the Antarctic Circle and traveling 14,000 miles in support…