NOVEMBER 21, 2025 - Australia, India, Japan and U.S. forces participated in Exercise Malabar 2025, in and around the island of Guam, Nov. 10-18. This year marks the 29th iteration of the Malabar exercise, which began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the United States and India. The exercise has since evolved in scope and complexity and now includes Japan and … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 21, 2025 - Scientists with the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic's Unmanned Naval Innovation Team reached a historic milestone Sept. 9 when they recovered a Navy-sponsored unmanned surface vessel named the Lightfish in Troia, Portugal, following its harrowing — and completely solo — transatlantic crossing. This fully autonomous vessel accomplished the … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 20, 2025 - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124), from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Nov. 17. The delivery of DDG 124 marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Delivery follows a rigorous series of at-sea and pier side trials designed to demonstrate the ship’s readiness and performance … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita departed Naval Station Mayport, Florida, to support U.S. Northern Command southern border operations, Nov. 14, 2025. Wichita assumes duties previously executed by the freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis. The ship will conduct similar operations as St. Louis in support of Northcom's border … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), was commissioned, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. CST in Panama City, Florida. Pierre will be the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) and the second U.S. Navy ship to bear the name. The Honorable John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy, delivered the commissioning … [Read more...]