Commands led by vice admirals and any rank below will no longer publish portraits or biographies of leadership online to protect security, the Navy said.

Navy acquisition reforms upended a $2.1 billion contract competition. When it was over, several companies with ties to the Trump administration had made the cut.

The Spectre Silent Endurance and the Spectre Stealth Strike. (Saildrone) One of the lawsuits goes so far as to ask that the courts effectively freeze the service from moving forward with plans to complete testing and award further contracts for the MUSV program,

The following is the Department of the Navy’s Strategy to Weaponize Data and Artificial Intelligence, published June 15, 2026. From the Report This strategy, signed by Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao,

Last month, the US Navy's Corsair sea drones made by Saronic rescued downed US airmen. More recently, they were used in an explosive attack on Iran.

The Navy identified the sailor who went missing after a helicopter made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1, prompting a massive days-long search in the region. Three of the helicopter crew members were rescued soon after the incident.

The cause of the crash was still under investigation, but the military said it was not the result of hostile fire. A total of 14 U.S. service members have been killed in the war against Iran.

On July 14, the U.S. Navy asked companies to submit concepts for carrier-based, uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) with at least 1,000-nm mission radius and a special interest in vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) capability.

The Office of Naval Research leadership wants its researchers to focus on military-specific projects that don't overlap with the private sector.