Sea-Air-Space 2026

Branded Content: The MH-60S is a true U.S. Navy workhorse, from executing ship replenishment to mine hunting to anti-surface warfare.

The review includes comparing the Ford class to the Nimitz class and seeing what has been gained or lost operationally.

Branded Content: Maritime-Mission Equipment Package (M-MEP) is designed to protect seaborne assets from attack drones.

The Navy hasn’t struck another ship in anger with its deck gun since 1988.

Development of X-BAT is accelerating, including the use of a thrust vectoring nozzle from an experimental F-16 that was borrowed “Indiana Jones style.”

The Navy has awarded a contract to integrate PAC-3 MSE with the Aegis Combat System and wants to buy 405 of the missiles in Fiscal Year 2027.

Branded Content: General Atomics has developed the MQ-9B as an all-round maritime patrol drone and a companion to the P-8.

The Navy’s top officer said yesterday that an unnamed contractor “really can’t deliver” on F/A-XX “in the timeframe we need it.”

Lasers remain very limited in their range and how fast they can down targets, but they still can be an important layer in a warship’s defenses.

We see a lot more of Northrop Grumman’s F/A-XX tailless naval fighter concept in the new video, including some interesting features.

Collaborative Combat Aircraft will “bridge” the Marines to a family of new capabilities that could include a new stealth fighter based on F/A-XX.

Branded Content: New trainer designed as a “no-compromise” solution that aims to save significant money for U.S. Navy aviator training.

After being stalled in procurement purgatory, the Navy is set to move forward with its carrier-based 6th generation fighter.

F/A-18s have trialed the JDAM-LR, a powered evolution of the JDAM that offers a relatively cheap cruise missile-like standoff strike capability.

The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Carl M. Levin has received an interesting new addition to its aft upper deck.

The USS Boise has been stuck in limbo for more than a third of its career, and was still years and billions of dollars away from returning to service.

The U.S. military is pushing to make huge investments in many programs in Fiscal Year 2027, but also some notable cuts.

The Navy wants to spend less time prototyping and focus on fielding already mature uncrewed vessel designs, which contractors might operate.

The Trump class “battleship” has breathed new life into the Navy’s railgun ambitions, which it previously shelved after hitting technical hurdles.

While it’s been almost a century since the last kill by an American submarine, other navies have done so more recently.

We may have gotten our first look at the Maritime Strike Tomahawk, and the missile appears to share the same coating as another Navy anti-ship weapon.