Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Abby Shepherd is a Navy reporter. Before joining Inside Defense in November 2023, she was an intern with Politico's E&E News and a city government reporter with the Eudora Times in Kansas. She graduated from the University of Kansas in May 2023, with degrees in journalism and political science.
The Navy plans to hold an industry day next month centered around the Submarine Launched Unmanned Aerial System and will present an overview of the program's fiscal year 2025 procurement strategy and other key updates.
The Navy is expanding efforts to develop and design the DDG(X) large surface combatant's power and propulsion system, according to a request for information issued today.
The past year was "transformative" for the United States' force posture in the Indo-Pacific, with the Defense Department set to deliver more action in the coming months, a DOD official said this week.
Senate authorizers are pushing the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile program forward, with a new provision that would limit the Navy secretary's travel if certain steps are not taken to further establish the program.
The Defense Department inspector general's office will assess the Navy's efforts to recapitalize its sealift fleet, according to a memo released Tuesday.
The Navy's MQ-4C unmanned aircraft program has experienced substantial increases in acquisition unit costs with the newest version of the aircraft estimated to cost $618 million per unit, according to the Government Accountability Office and a Navy spokesperson.
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract worth over $998 million for the production, retrofits, development and sustainment of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals, according to an announcement Monday.
The Navy is seeking sources for the manufacture of the Submarine Launch Unmanned Aerial System All-Up-Round, a system that consists of an unmanned aerial vehicle and launch canister -- important technology amid widespread Navy efforts to invest in unmanned systems.
The Navy is collaborating with academia to advance its capabilities in uncrewed technology and warfare, with planning expected over the next four years for future demonstrations.
The Navy plans to deploy several medium unmanned surface vessels in an accelerated time frame, and is conducting market research to identify existing resources to support this mission.
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has awarded a follow-on contract to software company EpiSci to advance the Navy’s Project Overmatch initiative.
The Navy continues to take steps to implement its nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile program, with plans to award a research and development contract next month.
The Senate Armed Services Committee supports the purchase of a second Virginia-class submarine and a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in fiscal year 2025 while restricting funding for two of the Navy’s surface ship programs, according to an executive summary of the committee’s defense authorization bill.
A return to full mission capability for the V-22 Osprey fleet is not expected until mid-2025, a senior naval official told members of Congress today.
The Navy is seeking industry support for development of the DDG(X) large surface combatant's power and propulsion system and will provide updates on DDG(X) development plans at a July 15 industry day.
The Navy is seeking to expand its unmanned surface vessel portfolio -- specifically small, long-endurance vessels -- according to a request for information posted Thursday.
BAE Systems has received a $95 million contract from the Navy to design electronic warfare advanced countermeasure pods that will allow the P-8 Poseidon aircraft to detect and counter incoming threats.
Over 100 vehicles and 200 U.S. Marines took part in the recent ninth Native Fury exercise -- a biennial event that brought together the Marine Corps and U.S. Army along with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and concluded May 24 in the UAE.
Labor is shipbuilder HII’s “biggest risk,” CEO Chris Kastner said Wednesday, and the company is implementing several programs and incentives to mitigate this -- amid a decline in the company’s workforce following the COVID-19 pandemic.
An amendment included in yesterday’s House defense policy bill urges prioritization of sealift readiness and would require updates from top defense and transportation officials on vessel capacity and transportation infrastructure.