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25 November

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully completed acceptance trials for Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), the second Flight III destroyer built by Ingalls. The ship successfully demonstrated required mission capabilities and is now preparing for delivery to the U.S. Navy. (Photo by HII)

US Navy Awards $95M Contract to Fortress for Cyber Supply Chain Protection

The US Naval Air Systems Command is moving to secure its supply chain with a $95-million contract awarded to Fortress Government Solutions.

25 November

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Next-Gen Laser Weapons Get a Boost From KULR’s New High-Capacity Tech

It only took Houston-based KULR Technology five weeks to develop a prototype of a next-generation battery system for directed-energy weapons.

25 November

Army Sgt. Joshua Capers, assigned to the 1st Aviation Brigade of the Army Aviation Center of Excellence, attaches a payload to the VXE30 Stalker during training with an uncrewed aircraft system at Fort Rucker, Ala., Nov. 18, 2025.

Christine Casimiro

US Army Begins Training With VXE30 Stalker UAS

The US Army’s aviation soldiers have started training with the VXE30 Stalker uncrewed aircraft system, marking the service’s “first time in years” using a Group 2 drone for an army course.

25 November

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Delivers First Domestically Produced Patriot Interceptors to US

Japan has completed the first delivery of domestically produced Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors to the US under eased export restrictions.

25 November

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army to Equip MK19 Grenade Launcher With Counter-Drone Capability

The US Army is preparing to enhance the MK19 grenade launcher with new munitions engineered to defeat small unmanned aerial systems.

25 November

K3 Scout low-cost, low-signature multi-mission surface drone

Inder Singh Bisht

US Special Forces Tap Kraken for Advanced Surface/Subsurface Drone Vessels

The US Special Operations Command has tapped Kraken to fast-track the development and prototyping of uncrewed surface/subsurface vessels.

24 November

The Z1 hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

DIU Picks First Hydrogen-Powered Drone as Top-Tier Blue UAS Platform

The US Defense Innovation Unit has added the first hydrogen-powered drone to its Blue UAS Select list, the program’s highest tier of trusted systems approved for rapid acquisition and deployment.

24 November

Rojoef Manuel

Future USS Ted Stevens Destroyer Clears Final Trials Ahead of US Navy Handover

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Mississippi has concluded the final trials of the US Navy’s 78th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128).

24 November