Cao says industry needs to ‘move forward’ in first speech as acting SecNav
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao delivered his first public remarks since stepping into the role.
Unmanned vessels in the water at Sea Air Space 2026
This week on The Break Out, a tour of the Sea Air Space 2026 conference from scenic National Harbor, Md.
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Why enterprise IT modernization matters now – and how to “delight by design”
Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier drone completes first test flight
The aircraft took off from Boeing's facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., for an approximately two-hour flight.
Three carriers operate in Middle East for first time since 2003: CENTCOM
Aircraft carriers George HW Bush, Abraham Lincoln and Gerald R Ford are now operating in the Middle East amid Operation Epic Fury.
EXCLUSIVE: Lockheed exits Navy trainer aircraft competition
After the surprise move, the field of competitors for the Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System has now narrowed to SNC, Boeing, and Textron Aviation Defense in partnership with Leonardo.
OMB director launches broadside at shipbuilders to close Sea Air Space 2026
Aaron Mehta and Diana Stancy wrap up this year's conference.
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In contested seas, autonomy has to think ahead, not just steer
As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.
Navy Secretary Phelan leaving post immediately, Pentagon says
In a surprise move, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said John Phelan's departure was "effective immediately."
The sights of Sea Air Space Day 3
A selection of photos from day three of Sea Air Space.
OMB director rebukes shipbuilders over production delays
OMB Director Russ Vought pointed to large shipbuilding backlogs as one way defense contractors are benefiting from program delays.
Not one-drone-fits-all: Admirals stress unmanned systems tailored to the mission
“As we start fleshing out these concepts, what we start to understand is that … something that is a really great capability over in EUCOM or CENTCOM right now may not translate over to the Pacific, where the distances are way, way greater,” Rear Adm. Douglas Sasse told the Sea-Air-Space conference.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Northrop slated to deliver surface EW system to carriers in 2028
Northrop Grumman's Montá Harrell told Breaking Defense the company has a SEWIP configuration for destroyers and one for aricraft carriers.
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The Navy’s plan for pilot training could add the first clean-sheet trainer aircraft since the 1950s
SNC’s Freedom trainer is engineered for the hard landings that come with naval missions.
Battleship costs and sub timelines at Sea Air Space
Aaron Mehta and Diana Stancy share highlights from the second day of the Navy League's annual conference.
Navy expects construction on first Trump-class battleship to start in FY28
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said the service is in talks with two vendors for the battleship.