#Navy

After receiving more than two dozen submissions, the US Navy has advanced seven medium unmanned surface vessel designs into prototype evaluation ahead of planned at-sea demonstrations.

The U.S. Navy says it will test whether a Ford-class carrier can export power to Naval Station Norfolk, part of a broader resilience strategy for keeping bases operating during disruptions.

The head of U.S. Central Command told lawmakers that operations against Iran have reduced the country’s naval and defense-industrial capacity so sharply that rebuilding may not begin for five to ten years.

Two Navy E/A-18G Growlers from the VAQ-129 air show team collided during a performance near Mountain Home Air Force Base, with all four crew members ejecting successfully.

The Pentagon wants to buy 85 F-35 fighters in fiscal 2027, but only 32 are covered in the base budget, leaving most of the plan dependent on a separate reconciliation package that has not yet been introduced.

This year’s Sea Air Space conference highlighted unmanned maritime systems not only on the show floor but also in the water outside the venue, underscoring their growing visibility in naval discussions.

A production-representative MQ-25A Stingray has completed its first test flight, moving the Navy closer to bringing carrier-based autonomous refueling into routine operations.

The Office of Naval Research says it is refocusing on longer-range problems that private industry cannot or will not solve, including undersea systems, power and energy, and more transparent AI for com

Saildrone has entered the Navy’s medium-sized unmanned ship competition with Spectre, a 170-foot uncrewed vessel built for anti-submarine warfare and adaptable missile payloads.

President Donald Trump said he has ordered the U.S. Navy to attack any Iranian boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while also claiming U.S. mine-clearing operations are underway.

Northrop Grumman expects to begin delivering a carrier configuration of the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program in the 2028 timeframe.

The U.S. Navy is studying whether allied shipbuilders could help produce warships as domestic yards struggle with labor capacity and the service pursues a much larger fleet.

Highlights from the first day of Sea Air Space 2026 pointed to a Navy trying to advance next-generation carrier aviation while widening its interest in medium unmanned surface vessels and other autonomous systems.

The U.S. Navy is seeking a helicopter-borne dipping sonar that can handle both anti-submarine warfare and airborne mine countermeasures, aiming to simplify maintenance and widen mission flexibility.

A Reuters-backed report says a global Starlink outage last August halted U.S. Navy unmanned vessel operations off California, exposing how deeply military programs depend on SpaceX’s satellite network.

The proposed fiscal 2027 defense budget would allocate $65.8 billion for shipbuilding, funding a sharp increase in requested vessels as maritime competition intensifies.

The US Navy has contracted Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics to deploy wall-climbing robots and AI analysis tools across 18 ships in the Pacific Fleet, aiming to cut maintenance delays that have stretched the surface fleet dangerously thin.

Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle previously stated he would resist extending the USS Gerald R. Ford's deployment, citing significant maintenance and crew readiness consequences.

President Trump has reportedly directed a second aircraft carrier strike group to ready for deployment to the Middle East as the U.S. military buildup continues amid rising tensions with Iran, though any additional naval power would take weeks to arrive in theater.

The Navy's 60-kilowatt directed-energy weapon shoots down four UAVs during operational testing, marking a milestone for shipboard laser defense.