
Boston-based technology and shipbuilding company Blue Water Autonomy has forged strategic partnerships to scale the production of its next-generation, autonomous vessels.

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD BIW) has scored a contract to build another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for the US Navy.

American company Northrop Grumman has delivered the 70th E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to the US Navy.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), hosted a high-level US Navy visit while operating in the Mediterranean Sea on May 5, 2026.

Australian tech company C2 Robotics had commissioned and christened its Speartooth large uncrewed undersea vehicle (LUUV), the first to be delivered to the United States.

Austal USA has christened the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12) at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the US Navy’s newest towing, salvage, and rescue ship.

The US Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray completed its first test flight from Boeing’s facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois.

Irving Shipbuilding has launched the future CCGS Donjek, the first vessel under the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) program, constructed for the Canadian Coast Guard.

Sikorsky and Robinson Unmanned have secured a US Marine Corps (USMC) contract to advance autonomous aerial resupply under the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) program.

The US Navy has awarded HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division a $283 million contract to perform FF(X) class frigate lead yard support activities.

Irving Shipbuilding has marked a milestone in Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) program as preparations intensified for the launch of the future CCGS Donjek, the first vessel being constructed for the Canadian Coast Guard.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) has completed sea trials following the successful completion of a 15-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) period with deployment details yet to be disclosed.

The US Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799) in a traditional ceremony held on April 25 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.

HII has revealed plans for the production of four ROMULUS 151 vessels to be built by Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana, in addition to the ROMULUS 151 currently under construction.