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Rough waters help firm demo ‘expeditionary manufacturing’ aboard warship

Firestorm says shipboard 3D printing worked in heavy seas during RIMPAC transit

Firestorm says its additive manufacturing system operated aboard USS Essex in heavy seas.
The company claims it printed thousands of unique parts during the transit to RIMPAC 2026.
The demo is being framed as a test of logistics resilience in contested environments.

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DT Editorial Team·Aug 8, 2026·via defenseone.com

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Stretched Virginia Class Recategorized As Guided Missile Submarines (SSGNs)

Navy Reclassifies Enlarged Virginia Subs as SSGNs

The Navy will classify future VPM-equipped Virginia-class boats as guided missile submarines rather than attack submarines.
The change comes as all four Ohio-class SSGNs are set to retire by the end of 2029.
The Virginia Payload Module adds a 70-foot hull section with four large launch tubes for Tomahawks, hypersonic missiles, and other payloads.
The Navy says it plans to acquire 19 of these submarines, though the supplied figures leave one numerical discrepancy unresolved.

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DT Editorial Team·Aug 4, 2026·via twz.com

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2 defense tech companies sue US Navy after losing out on MUSV program

Navy MUSV Fight Heads to Court After Two Firms Are Cut

Two companies sued after being excluded from the Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel competition.
The MUSV effort replaced the earlier Modular Attack Surface Craft program with a broader mission scope.
The legal challenge could complicate a key Navy acquisition program for unmanned maritime systems.

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DT Editorial Team·Jul 17, 2026·via defensenews.com

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Navy green lights seven MUSV marketplace submissions to advance to prototype phase - Breaking Defense

The Navy has narrowed its medium unmanned surface vessel field to seven prototype contenders

The Navy advanced seven MUSV submissions from a pool of more than two dozen designs.
Selected partners must complete at-sea demonstrations before October 2026.
The service wants vessels available for leasing or procurement in fiscal year 2027.

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DT Editorial Team·May 25, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land

The Navy Plans to Use USS Gerald R. Ford as a Floating Power Source for Shore Facilities

The Navy plans a test later this year at Naval Station Norfolk.
Officials say the effort is part of a broader mission-assurance and energy-resilience strategy.
USS Gerald R. Ford is the only commissioned Ford-class carrier and is homeported in Norfolk.

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DT Editorial Team·May 25, 2026·via twz.com

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Iran’s Navy won’t rebuild for 5 to 10 years, country unable to support proxies: CENTCOM - Breaking Defense

CENTCOM says Iran’s navy has been degraded for years, signaling a sharp shift in regional deterrence

CENTCOM says Iran’s naval and defense-industrial capacity has been degraded by roughly 85% to 90%.
Adm. Brad Cooper told lawmakers Iran’s navy may not begin rebuilding for five to ten years.
The testimony also says Iran’s ability to arm and support regional proxies has been sharply reduced.

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DT Editorial Team·May 19, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Navy EA-18G Growlers Collide At Idaho Air Show (Updated)

Two Navy Growlers Crash During Idaho Air Show After Midair Collision

Two E/A-18G Growlers collided during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show in Idaho.
The aircraft belonged to the VAQ-129 Growler Airshow Team.
All four crew members ejected and were being medically evaluated.
The crash sparked a fire that the base said was contained.

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DT Editorial Team·May 18, 2026·via twz.com

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Pentagon’s FY27 budget seeks 85 F-35s, but most ride on reconciliation

Pentagon’s F-35 Expansion Plan Depends Heavily on a Separate Funding Fight

The Pentagon wants 85 F-35s in fiscal 2027, up from 47 in fiscal 2026, but only 32 are funded in the base budget.
The remaining 53 aircraft depend on a separate reconciliation package that has not yet been introduced.
The request also includes funding to accelerate Block 4 upgrade kits and address readiness after the fleet’s roughly 50% mission-capable rate in fiscal 2024.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via defensenews.com

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Unmanned vessels in the water at Sea Air Space 2026 - Breaking Defense

Sea Air Space 2026 puts unmanned vessels directly in view

Unmanned vessels were prominently displayed at Sea Air Space 2026.
Breaking Defense featured tours of systems on the show floor and in the water.
The visibility points to growing attention on maritime autonomy in Navy circles.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier drone completes first test flight - Breaking Defense

Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray clears a key hurdle with first flight of a production-representative aircraft

A production-representative MQ-25A completed its first test flight on April 25.
Boeing said the aircraft autonomously taxied, took off, flew, landed, and responded to ground control commands.
The Navy sees the MQ-25 as the first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft and a core enabler for carrier air wing range.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Navy scientists seek tech breakthroughs in areas that companies ignore

The Navy wants to fund the defense technologies industry may never build on its own

ONR says it is focusing on technologies industry cannot or will not solve.
Priority areas include undersea systems, power and energy, and transparent AI.
Riley said the office is thinking across roughly 15 years of future needs.
The shift comes as private defense-tech investment rises and federal priorities lean more toward applied research.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via defenseone.com

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Saildrone's Missile-Toting Spectre Enters Navy's Medium-Sized Unmanned Ship Competition

Saildrone teams with Lockheed and Fincantieri on a larger armed drone ship for Navy competition

Saildrone entered a Navy competition with a much larger unmanned vessel.
Spectre is pitched for anti-submarine warfare and modular missile payloads.
The program reflects growing interest in armed autonomous surface ships.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via twz.com

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Trump Puts Out Kill Order On Iran's Small Boats (Updated)

Trump Orders Navy to Attack Iranian Mine-Laying Boats in the Strait of Hormuz

Trump said the Navy should attack Iranian boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
He also claimed U.S. mine-clearing activity is underway and should be tripled.
The report links the order to recent ship seizures and gunfire in the Strait.
Iran’s small-boat fleet remains central to its asymmetric naval strategy.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 23, 2026·via twz.com

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Northrop slated to deliver surface EW system to carriers in 2028 - Breaking Defense

Northrop says carrier version of Navy electronic warfare upgrade is due in 2028

Northrop expects to deliver the carrier configuration of SEWIP in the 2028 timeframe.
SEWIP upgrades the AN/SLQ-32 system with electronic attack, threat warning and missile-defense functions.
The company says it now has both destroyer and carrier configurations in production planning.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Navy ‘going to study’ possibility of building ships outside US, Phelan says

Navy Weighs Foreign Shipbuilding as U.S. Yards Face Capacity Crunch

Navy Secretary John Phelan said the service will study whether foreign partners could help build U.S. warships.
The Navy is facing domestic labor capacity constraints while pursuing a larger fleet.
Existing maintenance work with South Korea and Japan is being cited as a model for allied support.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via defensenews.com

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A new F/A-XX timeline and many, many MUSVs at Sea Air Space Day 1 - Breaking Defense

Sea Air Space Day 1 Signals a Navy Balancing Act Between Crewed Aviation and Unmanned Scale

Breaking Defense highlighted a new F/A-XX timeline as a major Day 1 topic at Sea Air Space 2026.
The conference also showed strong interest in medium unmanned surface vessels and related autonomous systems.
Exhibits suggested the Navy’s modernization push spans crewed aviation, unmanned platforms, munitions, submarines, and industrial tools.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 21, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Navy explores helicopter sonar that could hunt submarines and mines in one system

The Navy is soliciting a dipping sonar that can support both anti-submarine warfare and airborne mine countermeasures.
The service says earlier efforts showed ASW sonar could detect nearly every naval mine in post-flight analysis.
A successful system could reduce shipboard storage needs and support future replacement helicopters.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 20, 2026·via defensenews.com

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Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX

Starlink Outage Disrupted Navy Drone Tests, Highlighting a Strategic Dependency

A global Starlink outage reportedly halted a Navy unmanned vessel test for almost an hour.
The episode highlighted the Pentagon’s reliance on SpaceX for low-earth-orbit communications.
The report raises questions about redundancy in future autonomous military systems.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via defensenews.com

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Trump seeks to double number of ship requests with 2027 defense budget

White House Seeks Major Naval Expansion in Proposed 2027 Defense Budget

The proposed 2027 defense budget includes $65.8 billion for shipbuilding.
The request covers 18 battle force ships and 16 non-battle force ships.
The plan reflects heightened emphasis on maritime competition and deterrence.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 3, 2026·via defensenews.com

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Navy taps Gecko Robotics for ship-scaling robots to identify repairs in Pacific Fleet - Breaking Defense

Navy Signs $54M Deal to Deploy AI Robots Across Pacific Fleet Ships

The Navy signed a 5-year, $54 million contract with Gecko Robotics to inspect 18 Pacific Fleet ships with AI-enabled wall-climbing robots
Gecko's crawlers use ultrasonic sensors and thermal imaging to detect corrosion and faults faster than manual inspection
The contract targets readiness gaps caused by deferred maintenance that keeps ships out of operational service longer than planned

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 18, 2026·3 min read·via breakingdefense.com

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