Wednesday, November 19, 2025
The Navy is developing plans to sweep 66 different programs spanning air, sea and land into its new Portfolio Acquisition Executive Robotic Autonomous System (PAE RAS) office, according to a draft memo obtained by Inside Defense.
The Navy's fledgling robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) office represents the service's first attempt at establishing the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) structure directed by the Pentagon's acquisition overhaul memo, a senior service official said today.
General Dynamics Electric Boat has received a nearly $2.3 billion Navy award for work on the Columbia-class submarine program, according to a Monday contract announcement.
A stopgap spending measure that will fund the federal government through Jan. 30 contains about $1.1 billion in cost to complete funding for Navy shipbuilding accounts but lacks previously requested support for the service’s top-priority Columbia-class submarine program.
RTX’s Raytheon has signed a memorandum of understanding with propulsion technology company Avio to help the latter company establish a solid-rocket motor production facility within the United States, according to a Monday announcement.
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today asked the Trump administration's nominee for director of cost assessment and program evaluation to examine the Navy and Marine Corps' amphibious warship plans, saying there is daylight between the two services on amphib force structure.
A new partnership between the United States and South Korea to equip the latter nation with its own nuclear-powered submarines is a golden opportunity to bolster joint undersea defense capabilities and forge a new "allied industrial pathway," according to Yea Kyung Han, an executive at South Korean defense conglomerate Hanwha.
President Trump said South Korea will build a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia and indicated the United States will share closely guarded technical information on nuclear propulsion with its Indo-Pacific ally.
Lockheed Martin will invest $50 million into uncrewed surface vessel maker Saildrone with the goal of arming and delivering commercially available USVs to the Navy, the companies announced today.
The Naval Submarine League has canceled its annual symposium and industry update, saying many of the uniformed and civilian military personnel scheduled to appear at the November event are unable to attend due to the government shutdown.
Shipbuilder HII will jointly pursue work on the Navy's Next-generation Logistics Ship program together with South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries as the two companies look to expand their international collaboration.
The majority of employees at the nation’s four public shipyards are working without pay during the ongoing government shutdown, while approximately 2-4% of the workforce has been furloughed, a Navy official confirmed to Inside Defense.
Despite strong financial results during the third quarter of 2025, General Dynamics executives are reckoning with disruptions arising from the ongoing government shutdown, including contracting delays, supply chain problems and a general lack of certainty in their defense business outlook.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith today published a 2025 update to the service's Force Design doctrine, emphasizing a need for "aggressive modernization" to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and tactics.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today advanced a legislative proposal that would loosen arms export control regulations between the United States, Australia and United Kingdom under the AUKUS security pact.
The Trump administration’s ongoing review of the AUKUS security partnership is likely to produce a series of recommendations focused on improving United States industrial base performance, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) said today.
President Trump today voiced support for the AUKUS security partnership and suggested the United States could be moving to expedite delivery of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.
The Navy has postponed an industry day on support craft acquisitions, citing the ongoing government shutdown, which has sparked heightened concern for contracting and workforce disruptions as it enters its third week.
TOTE Services, the company overseeing production of the Maritime Administration's training ships, has its sights set on the job of "Vessel Construction Manager" for the Marine Corps' Landing Ship Medium -- a role that could set precedent for future Navy shipbuilding.
The government shutdown has prompted the Navy to postpone an industry day focused on the development of a new Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile variant for the United States and international partners.