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The Nimitz class USS Theodore Roosevelt has become the first U.S. Navy supercarrier with a Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) fully capable of supporting the forthcoming MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone.
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USS Theodore Roosevelt Is The First Carrier With A Drone Control Center Ready For MQ-25 Stingray Ops

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted Yesterday

Jet-Powered JDAM Production Is A Go For The U.S. Navy
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Jet-Powered JDAM Production Is A Go For The U.S. Navy

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted Yesterday

Future subvariants of the U.S. Navy Virginia class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) fitted with Virginia Payload Modules (VPM) will now be categorized as guided missile types (SSGN) instead.
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Stretched Virginia Class Recategorized As Guided Missile Submarines (SSGNs)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 3, 2026

A new AN/SPY-6(V)4 radar is now installed at the U.S. Navy's land-based test site at Wallops Island in Virginia.
U.S. Navy

New Radar Delivery Pushes Arleigh Burke Destroyer Modernization Work Toward Next Phase

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 3, 2026

The U.S. Navy has shared new details about its vision for a new family of modular surface-to-air missiles that is expected to include a version that will arm future variants of the Virginia class submarine.
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U.S. Navy Is Seeking A Submarine Launched Anti-Air Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 31, 2026

After more than 42 years of service as one of America’s most potent power-projection platforms, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Georgia has returned home from operations for the final time ahead of its retirement.
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Prized Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine USS Georgia Heading Into Retirement (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 29, 2026

Just days after the U.S. military publicly acknowledged using kamikaze drone boats in combat for the first time, the Navy has confirmed that its GARC uncrewed surface vessel (USV) took part in its first live-fire strike. The kamikaze drone boat was employed during RIMPAC 2026, attacking the former USS Peleliu in the exercise’s high-profile SINKEX.
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Navy’s GARC Kamikaze Drone Boat Blew A Hole In Ex-USS Peleliu During Sinking Exercise

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 27, 2026

03 September 2025, China, Peking: Unmanned underwater drones ride along on military transporters at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Photo: Johannes Neudecker/dpa (Photo by Johannes Neudecker/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Technology To Hunt And Kill Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 24, 2026

The White House has formally registered its opposition to a move by Congress to block work on the nuclear-powered Trump class battleship unless the U.S. Navy provides assurances that key weapon systems are “sufficiently mature.”
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Congress’ Proposed Trump Class Battleship Program Guardrails Met With White House Pushback

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 23, 2026

The Navy is looking for a drone-launching mothership for the SOUTHCOM region.
U.S. Navy

Mothership Sought By Navy For Southern Command Operations

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 22, 2026

The U.S. is sending more aircraft to the Middle East amid increasing fighting with Iran.
U.S. Navy

U.S.-Iran Fight Heats Up With Mutual Strikes On Infrastructure Targets

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

The U.S. Navy expects the stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt, with its new launchers for Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) hypersonic missiles, to be formally returned to service by September.
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USS Zumwalt Set To Return To Fleet After Long Anticipated Hypersonic Missile Upgrade

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

Saronic, the company that made the first sea drones ever to be used by the U.S. as weapons, announced plans to build a massive new shipyard in Texas
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Drone Ship Maker Saronic Announces New $3B Shipyard In Texas Capable of Building 850-Foot Vessels

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

The U.S. Navy is envisioning a future force of carrier-based uncrewed aircraft capable of attacking enemy forces at least 1,000 nautical miles away from the ship.
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Navy Wants 1,000 Mile Combat Radius For Carrier Based Tactical Drone Fleets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2026

Here is the U.S. Navy Fleet operating in the Middle East.
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Here Are The U.S. Navy Warships Available To Support The Blockade Of Iran

By Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jul 15, 2026

First full day of new blockade on Iranian ports erupts into waves of new attacks.
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First Full Day Of Resumed U.S. Blockade On Iranian Ports Erupts In New Attacks (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 15, 2026