HII to Build 10 ROMULUS USVs
HII was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program. The award marks a major…
NFEM Unilateral Exercise in Davao Gulf
The Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) conducted the Unilateral Exercise 2026 on September 29, 2026, in the waters of Davao Gulf to enhance the operational readiness and interoperability of its…
Bulgaria Locates Drifting Cargo Ship in Black Sea
Bulgarian Air Force and Navy personnel located a drifting cargo ship in the Black Sea during a reconnaissance mission on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said. Air Force crews in two…
Raytheon to Boost SM-6 Production
Raytheon, an RTX business, has secured a five-year contract, with two additional option years, valued up to $24.4 billion for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors, significantly increasing the availability of a…
USS Idaho (SSN 799) Returns to Groton Following First Deployment
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799), under the command of Cmdr. Chad J. Guillerault, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut completing its first deployment, Sept. 28,…
Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026 Concludes in UK
Ships, aircraft, and a submarine from the United States and the United Kingdom concluded Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026, a multi-domain sinking exercise (SINKEX) led by U.S. 6th Fleet, in the…
USCG Order Six More C-130J Aircraft
On Sept. 24, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard leveraged existing U.S. Air Force contracts to order six baseline C-130J long-range surveillance aircraft from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Georgia. This…
RSS Sentinel Launched at Fassmer Shipyard
Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Sentinel for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) was officially named October 2 at the Fassmer shipyard in Berne. Sentinel is the first of a total…
BRP Sarangani Christened
The WPS Foundation welcomes the commissioning of BRP SARANGANI (6177) into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), following the vessel’s formal turnover on 21 September 2026. BRP SARANGANI, formerly the KINMEN…
US/Canada 2026 Maritime Staff Talks
Senior flag officers and operational commanders from the U.S. Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) concluded the 2026 U.S.–Canada Maritime Staff Talks (MST) at U.S. Fleet Forces Command headquarters…