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The new Battleship class announced today represents a leap forward in Naval engineering and warfighting capability. At NAVSEA, our team of engineers, acquisition professionals, and logisticians will be working shoulder-to-shoulder with our industry partners to deliver a platform with unmatched survivability, endurance, and combat power.

USS Cleveland (LCS 31)

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, USS Cleveland (LCS 31). Cleveland is the 16th and final ship of its class, marking the completion of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) construction phases.

USS Idaho (SSN 799)

GROTON, Conn. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the Submarine Force’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) Dec. 15, marking the second delivery of a Virginia-class fast attack submarine this year.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN – U.S. Navy Gunner’'s Mate Seaman Desmond Summers removes a Mark 45 5-inch round from an ammunition bin aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Feb. 26, 2014, in the Atlantic Ocean. Onboard today’s naval warships, some of the most critical weapons tasks still depend on human muscle. Automating projectile handling could make the task safer and more efficient. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)

Penn State robotics capstone project with NSWC Dahlgren Division explores safer, smarter ways to handle ordnance

By Kristin Davis, NSWCDD Corporate Communications | Jan. 21, 2026

While modern naval warships field advanced weapons systems, many essential ordnance-handling tasks still depend on human muscle. Sailors manually move heavy projectiles and propellant charges through cramped, hot and...

U.S. Navy to Christen Future USNS Lansing

By | Jan. 9, 2026

The U.S. Navy will christen the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, Jan. 10 at 10:30 a.m. (CDT).The principal address will be delivered by The Honorable Hung Cao, Under Secretary...

DAHLGREN, Va. – The Mark 160 gun computer system is the fire control system for the Navy’s main gun weapon systems: the Mark 34 (5-inch), Mark 48 (57mm), and Mark 38 (30mm). (Dorina Watermolen/NSWCDD Illustration)

The enduring power of Mark 160: Four decades of Navy combat advantage

By Dorina Watermolen, NSWCDD Corporate Communications | Jan. 8, 2026

The Mark 160 gun computer system is built for quick adaptation and ongoing innovation. Owned and sustained by the government and built at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, it is a 40-year product line that...

NSWC IHD Commanding Officer Capt. Steve Duba presented Master Sgt. Gregorio Vargas of the Air Force Reserve the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in Indian Head, Md., Dec. 1, for revitalizing the command’s AT program. As Anti-Terrorism officer, Vargas spent hundreds of hours conducting physical building inspections, authoring critical documentation, including assessments and guiding policy, and bringing the NSWC IHD AT community together. His work improves NSWC IHD’s security posture and reinforces future collaborative approaches to address challenges in the evolving threat landscape. (U.S. Navy photo Released)

NSWC IHD Anti-Terrorism Officer Awarded Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal

By NSWC IHD Public Affairs | Dec. 30, 2025

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) honored Master Sgt. Gregorio Vargas of the Air Force Reserve with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for revitalizing the command’s Anti-Terrorism (AT)...

The U.S Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Dec. 29, 2025.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Ted Stevens

By Team Ships Public Affairs | Dec. 29, 2025

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Dec. 29, 2025.The delivery of DDG 128...