15 September 2026 Navy Awards Production Delivery Order for Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Navy took a major step forward today to extend the operational reach of Carrier Strike Groups and existing aviation platforms with cost-effective, scalable systems through a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III production delivery order for the Blackbeard...
15 September 2026 U.S. Navy Awards Three Prototype Agreements to Accelerate LCU 1700 Production and Strengthen Maritime Industrial Base WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has awarded three competitive Prototype Other Transaction (OT) agreements to Conrad Shipyard, LLC of Orange, Texas; Master Boat Builders, Inc. of Coden, Alabama; and Saronic Technologies of Brownsville, Texas, to build Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1700 class craft...
14 September 2026 First Production Contract Awarded for MQ-25A Stingray PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. (Sept. 14, 2026) - The U.S. Navy awarded a Fixed Price Incentive contract to The Boeing Company, for the MQ-25A Stingray Lot 1 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), valued at $562,000,000...
14 September 2026 Navy Shore Enterprise Rolls Out Modernized Presidential Fitness Test Commander, Navy Installations Command is launching the modernized Presidential Fitness Test at Navy installations across the Shore Enterprise this month, expanding access to a national youth fitness assessment for military-connected children and teens...
10 September 2026 Keel Laid for Future USS John E. Kilmer BATH, Maine — The keel for the future USS John E. Kilmer (DDG 134) was laid during a ceremony Sept. 10 at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works...
09 September 2026 CNO, MCPON Visit Sailors in Mayport, Kings Bay MAYPORT, Fla. – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman visited Sailors and commands in Mayport, Florida, and Kings Bay, Georgia, Sept. 9, reinforcing the Navy’s focus on warfighting readiness, Sailors and the forces charged with defending...
08 September 2026 CNO, MCPON Visit Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston CHARLESTON, S.C. — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman visited Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston, Sept. 8, to meet with Sailors and civilians responsible for preparing the Navy’s next generation of nuclear-trained operators.During...
03 September 2026 Navy Completes Millington Data Center Migration, Strengthening Digital Foundation of MyNavy HR MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Navy Personnel Command (NPC) successfully completed the migration of critical Navy promotion and personnel records from the Millington Data Center (MDC) to a secure cloud environment, establishing a modern digital foundation that advances Project THETIS, the Navy’s...
28 August 2026 Acting SECNAV Appoints Michael T. Mansfield as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs WASHINGTON - Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has appointed Michael T. Mansfield as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs...
26 August 2026 Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), an Expeditionary Sea Base, from General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego, Aug. 25...