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29 October

Sea

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) arrives at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, on Oct. 27, 2026, for a planned submarine maintenance period (SMP) supporting AUKUS, the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. During the SMP, more than 30 fully trained and certified Australian civilian technicians from ASC Pty Ltd. will perform routine maintenance on a Virginia-class submarine in Western Australia for the first time. The SMP, the third in the last 12 months, is an important step toward establishing Submarine Rotational Force-West. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, precision land strike, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, early warning, and special warfare capabilities around the globe.

First US Navy Submarine Named for Australian AUKUS Rotation

Washington has designated the USS Colorado (SSN 788) as the first US Navy Virginia-class fast-attack submarine assigned to Submarine Rotational Force-West beginning in late 2027.

27 October

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Navy to Install AI Vessel Detection System on Five Destroyers

Applied Intuition has received a US Navy contract to install an AI system that helps sailors detect and track nearby vessels.

27 October

Business

Aerial view of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' Ulsan shipyard with ships under construction and multiple dry docks in South Korea.

Rojoef Manuel

Hyundai, Kiewit to Open New Shipyard in US

South Korea’s HD Hyundai and Nebraska-based engineering firm Kiewit have established a joint venture to construct an advanced shipyard in the US.

26 October

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

An unmanned surface vehicle is craned aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), as a part of the first embarkation of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package, April 23. The MCM mission package is an integrated suite of unmanned maritime systems and sensors which locates, identifies, and destroys mines in the littorals while increasing the ship’s standoff distance from the threat area. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Opens New Sprint to Field Air Defense Drone Boats

The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit has launched the second phase of a competition to field production-ready unmanned surface vessels capable of detecting, identifying, and neutralizing airborne threats.

23 October

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

Cherokee Federal Scores $99M Deal to Keep US Navy Sailors Safe

Cherokee Federal has won a $99.3-million US Navy contract to maintain protective gear, firefighting systems, and other equipment sailors rely on to survive emergencies and operate safely.

22 October

Americas

Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Invests $99M in Sea Trials for Final Zumwalt Destroyer

The US Navy has awarded HII a $99-million contract to conduct field testing for the third Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer, the Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002).

22 October

Americas

Artist rendition of Radiant's Kaleidos. Photo: Radiant

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Picks Radiant Microreactor to Power Indiana Base

The US Navy has selected Radiant to deploy a transportable nuclear microreactor at a military installation in Indiana.

20 October

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Gets First C-130J for Future Nuclear Communications Aircraft

Lockheed Martin has delivered a newly built C-130J-30 Super Hercules to the US Navy to be converted into the E-130J Phoenix II, the service’s future nuclear command, control, and communications aircraft.

13 October

Americas