20 April 2026 New JDAM LR capability completes successful demonstration flights; milestone achievement for long-range naval strike The Navy recently demonstrated the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant in early April, marking a significant milestone in bringing a new option for affordable, producible, standoff strike capability to the Carrier Air Wing...
20 April 2026 NRL Celebrates 60 Years of Plasma Physics Innovation Washington D.C. - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its Plasma Physics Division, marking six decades of scientific discovery that has advanced the understanding of plasma, and supported technologies critical to national defense, space science, and...
20 April 2026 Chile Welcomes Nimitz Carrier Strike Group VALPARAISO, Chile – Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG), including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), arrived in Valparaiso, Chile, for a scheduled port visit on April 17, 2026, as part of U.S...
17 April 2026 USS Frank Cable Recognized for Top Notch Safety The Military Sealift Command (MSC) submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) was announced as a recipient of the fiscal year 2025 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Afloat Safety Award. The selectees for this award are recognized for significant contributions to Navy safety and occupational health...
17 April 2026 US Navy celebrates 250 years of our nation with National Parks Navy Week The U.S. Navy proudly announces National Parks Navy Week, scheduled April 19-26...
17 April 2026 Navy search and rescue medical technician supports recovery of Artemis II astronauts SAN DIEGO (April 15, 2026) — As NASA’s Artemis II crew returned to Earth following their historic mission around the moon, a team of Navy Medicine professionals stood ready in the Pacific Ocean to receive them—prepared for anything from a routine recovery to a life-threatening...
17 April 2026 Business of Warfighting: ONR to Boost Industry Partnerships at Sea-Air-Space To strengthen collaboration with industry, while enhancing warfighter readiness and lethality, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) — to include the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and ONR’s international arm, ONR Global — will host an exhibit at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition, April...
16 April 2026 USS Savannah (LCS 28) arrives in Portland PORTLAND, Oregon. - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) departed Naval Base San Diego April 8 and arrived at its new homeport of Portland, Ore. April 12...
14 April 2026 Small Satellites, Big Impact — MC3 Network Inspires Space Innovation at NPS On Jan. 14, 2025, a commercial SpaceX rocket successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying an NPS small satellite, also known as a CubeSat, called Otter. Two hours later, a small team of NPS researchers huddled inside the school’s Satellite Operations Center...
11 April 2026 USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124) Commissions The U.S. Navy welcomed a new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to the fleet Saturday morning during the commissioning ceremony of USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) at Naval Station Norfolk...