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Appears in 6 stories · Last updated Oct 31, 2026
Seeking to expand fleet and shipbuilding capacity
TOTE Services, which holds the Navy's $2.2 billion Landing Ship Medium contract, named Hanwha Defense USA on October 30 as the first shipyard for that work. Hanwha has also moved the Philadelphia yard it bought in December 2024 under the control of its US defense arm.
Updated Oct 31
Contracting authority for F/A-XX
Boeing won the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX contract, its sixth-generation carrier-based fighter, in a deal worth more than $20 billion for full-scale development. Northrop Grumman, the losing bidder, has asked the Navy for a debriefing on the award.
Updated Oct 17
Customer for vessels built at Port Alpha
America built its last major federal shipyard during World War II. On September 30, 2026, Saronic broke ground on Port Alpha, a shipyard designed to end that drought, and construction on the first phase began October 6.
Updated Oct 13
As of May 2026: Co-leads JLWS; will award initial Joint Beam Control contracts
The U.S. military spent four decades chasing a laser that could shoot down a cruise missile. On April 28, 2026, the Pentagon detailed its latest attempt: the Joint Laser Weapon System, a containerized 150-kilowatt beam (scalable toward 500 kilowatts) that the Army and Navy will share, mounting it on trucks, ships, or anywhere a 20-foot container can sit.
Updated May 31
As of May 2026: Managing a carrier gap the Ford's repair will deepen
The USS Gerald R. Ford steamed back into Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday after 320 days at sea, the longest US carrier deployment since the Vietnam War. The crew of 4,500 sailors fought in two combat operations, supported the capture of a foreign head of state, and lived through a 30-hour shipboard fire.
Updated May 16
As of May 2026: Implementing Golden Fleet modernization while facing shipbuilding crisis
Trump just announced the United States will build battleships again. The USS Defiant (BBG-1)—lead ship of the Trump-class—will be the largest American surface combatant since World War II at 35,000 tons, armed with nuclear cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons, rail guns, and lasers. Construction starts in 2030, and the Navy wants 20 to 25 ships at over $10 billion each.
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