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PCU Idaho successfully completed Alpha and Bravo sea trials, bringing the 26th submarine of the Virginia class one step closer to joining the fleet. Here she is departing the Groton, CT, shipyard on two picturesque mornings to showcase the expert craftmanship of General Dynamics Electric Boat shipbuilders. Share

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Groton, CT - PCU Idaho successfully completed Alpha and Bravo sea trials, bringing the 26th submarine of the Virginia class one step closer to joining the fleet. Here she is departing the Groton, CT, shipyard on two picturesque mornings to showcase the expert craftmanship of General Dynamics Electric boat shipbuilders. Share

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NETHERLANDS (Sep. 23, 2025) In preparation for sea trials at the BOMA exercise, the NPS c-UAS team and its industry partners integrated a long-range EO/IR telescope from Trakka Systems. It was one of several sensors providing detection data to the ODIN fusion engine to identify and track hostile drones. (NATO photo by Deacon Westervelt) Share

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NETHERLANDS (Sep. 23, 2025) Aboard a Dutch Navy SOF fast raiding, interception, and special forces craft (FRISC) during the BOMA exercise, the NPS c-UAS team deployed multiple sensors mounted to masts for detecting and identifying drone threats. The passive c-UAS system used acoustic, EO/IR, RF, and radar sensors. (NATO photo by Deacon Westervelt Share

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NETHERLANDS (Sep. 23, 2025) A team from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently deployed a newly designed system for countering uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) aboard a special operations forces (SOF) combatant craft at NATO’s Bold Machina (BOMA) exercise in the Netherlands. (NATO photo by Deacon Westervelt) Share

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CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2025) In August, over 80 officer-scholars from NPS visited its quarterly Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) exercise as observers. Here, officer-scholars received a briefing on the new NPS c-UAS system being tested at JIFX prior to the BOMA exercise. (Courtesy photo) Share

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CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. (Sep. 9, 2025) From the bed of a pickup truck, the new NPS c-UAS system tracked drones used by other experimenters at JIFX. A sensor platform developed by Mara used short-range acoustic and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors to detect the drones. DroneShield provided an omnidirectional radio frequency (RF) detection sensor, and Silvus Technologies added a broad-spectrum RF sensor. (U.S. Navy photo by Dan Linehan) Share

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CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2025) The Combined Arms Collective Training Facility at Camp Roberts is one of the different training sites where experimenters can test their emerging technologies while attending JIFX exercises. This NPS drone flew for electronic warfare studies, and it was also used in collaboration with the NPS c-UAS team. (U.S. Navy photo by Dan Linehan) Share

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CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2025) A team from NPS, Mara, SeaCross, and other partners collaborated to test the new NPS c-UAS system at JIFX’s August exercise. For the testing, they loaded sensor platforms and other equipment into the back of a pickup truck. This “land boat” stood in for the SOF combatant craft used during the BOMA exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Dan Linehan) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 11, 2025. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley) Share

NAVAL BASE GUAM

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Dec. 1, 2025) – Crew members assigned to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Submarine Ahn Mu (SS 085) participate in a submarine training evolution during a visit to Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific (NSTCP) Detachment Guam, Dec. 1, 2025. Ahn Mu is visiting Guam as part of Exercise Silent Shark 2025. Organized by Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG-7), Silent Shark is a long-standing bilateral exercise designed to strengthen interoperability and theater anti-submarine warfare between the U.S. and ROK. CSG-7 directs forward-deployed, combat-ready undersea forces across the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea under U.S. 7th Fleet. Portions of the image are changed due to security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Karri Langerman) Share

NAVAL BASE GUAM

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Dec. 2, 2025) – Capt. Geonyoung Ahn, commanding officer of the Republic of Korea (ROK) submarine Ahn Mu (SS 085), center-left, speaks with Cmdr. AJ Franz, commanding officer of Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759), left, and Cmdr. Greg Storer, commanding officer of Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761), center, during a visit aboard Springfield for Exercise Silent Shark 2025. Organized by Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG-7), Silent Shark is a long-standing bilateral exercise designed to strengthen interoperability and theater anti-submarine warfare between the U.S. and ROK. CSG-7 directs forward-deployed, combat-ready undersea forces across the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea under U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Mai) Share