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Cooperative Engagement Capability: Enhancing battlefield awareness
August 21, 2025 — As modern threats to naval forces evolve, it is critical that our responses do as well. Adversaries are rapidly developing advanced missile systems, stealth technologies and electronic warfare capabilities that challenge traditional defense strategies. Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) provides a technological edge that ensures that in the... MORE

Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) is a live data-sharing system that advances battlespace awareness and weapon coordination across the Navy. Through a combination of hardware and software, CEC is designed to strengthen the anti-air and surface warfare of Navy ships and aircraft by aggregating radar and sensor data to create a full picture of the battlespace across the CEC network.

NAVSEA Leaders Discuss Advanced Technology Needs
August 7, 2025 — WASHINGTON – Today, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) leaders joined more than 360 industry representatives at the Maritime Innovation Forum to discuss the adoption of advanced technologies to improve shipbuilding and repair performance. The Maritime Innovation Forum 2025 is a national initiative that showcases transformative technologies aligned... MORE

WASHINGTON, (August 7, 2025) - Mr. Matt Sermon, Direct Reporting Program Manager, Maritime Industrial Base (MIB), participated in the Strategic Panel at the Maritime Innovation Forum: Advanced Manufacturing: Innovation for Maritime Readiness, that was held at the Capital Turnaround. (U.S. Navy photo by Laura Lakeway/RELEASED)

U.S. Navy Seeks Industry Feedback for Modular Attack Surface Craft Program
July 31, 2025 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Navy released a solicitation seeking industry input in support of the Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) program, July 28. The solicitation, open until August 11, invites industry partners to submit white papers or slide decks outlining their capabilities and proposed solutions for the MASC program.The program will... MORE

Living Namesake Rides First Set of Sea Trials for DDG 124
July 21, 2025 — In a rare moment of living history, ship namesake and Medal of Honor recipient, Col. Harvey “Barney” Barnum Jr. joined members of future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.’s (DDG 124) crew, the Navy programmatic team, and industry partners onboard the ship’s first set of sea trials, departing from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, July 15.Col. Barnum twice... MORE

BATH, ME (July 15, 2025) – U.S. Marine Corps Col. (Ret.) Harvey C. Barnum Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient, aboard the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) during Alpha Trials. The ship is named in honor of Barnum, who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Navy photo by Laura Lakeway)

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Pierre
July 11, 2025 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, July 11.Pierre is the 19th and final ship marking the completion of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) construction phase—a sustained acquisition effort involving Navy personnel, industry partners, and... MORE

MOBILE, Ala - The future USS Pierre (LCS 38) conducts sea trials in Mobile, Alabama, June 2025. Pierre is the 19th and final ship marking the completion of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) construction phase. (Photo courtesy of Austal USA)

U.S Navy to Christen Future USS Jeremiah Denton
June 28, 2025 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. —The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), a Flight III Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, during a ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Saturday, June 28, at 9:00 a.m. CDT.The principal address will be delivered by Dr. Brett A. Seidle, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy. Additional... MORE

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 28, 2025) — HII (NYSE: HII) christened today the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division.

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Point Loma
June 24, 2025 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Flight II configuration, from Austal USA, June 24. The delivery of EPF 15 signifies the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. This delivery will enhance the Navy’s ability to... MORE

Mobile, Alabama (May 19, 2025) – Members of the shipbuilding team, from Program Executive Office, Ships; Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast; Austal USA; and General Dynamics on board USNS Point Loma (T-EPF 15), the Navy’s second Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, before the at sea portion of acceptance trials at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials
June 23, 2025 — MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy successfully completed acceptance trials for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama the week of June 9. These trials, marking the final Independence variant LCS acceptance trials, achieved the highest measured quality in 15 years.This trial marks the final significant milestone prior to ship... MORE

MOBILE, Ala – The future USS Pierre (LCS 38) departed Austal USA shipyard to conduct Acceptance Trials in Mobile, Alabama, June 2025. Acceptance Trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy later this year.

NEDU Commemorates 50 Years of Diving Deep in the Ocean Simulation Facility in Panama City, Florida
June 18, 2025 — PANAMA CITY, FL (May 23, 2023) – The Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) announced the 50th anniversary of its Ocean Simulation Facility (OSF) in Panama City, Florida. A cornerstone of diving research and development, the OSF has been instrumental in advancing the safety and effectiveness of Navy divers and special operations forces for half a... MORE

The Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) announced the 50th anniversary of its Ocean Simulation Facility (OSF) in Panama City, Florida. A cornerstone of diving research and development, the OSF has been instrumental in advancing the safety and effectiveness of Navy divers and special operations forces for half a century.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 113
June 17, 2025 — NEW ORLEANS– The United States Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 113, from Textron Systems, June 12.The delivery of LCAC 113 comes after completion of Acceptance Trials conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey, which tested the readiness and capability of the craft to effectively meet its requirements.This... MORE

The United States Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 113, from Textron Systems, June 12.
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