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  • MARTAC T38 Unmanned Surface Vessel Executes 192-Hour Autonomous Mission 400 Nautical Miles Offshore    - Demonstration Sets New Benchmark for Persistent USV Operations, Directly Supporting Evolving U.S. Government Concepts for Maritime Defense and Deterrence   From Maritime Tactical Systems Inc.  Melbourne, Florida, May 5, 2026 — Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) announced today that its T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel (USV) has completed a record-setting 8-day, completely autonomous mission off the coast of California, demonstrating a level of endurance, reliability and operational...
  • USS Wichita Returns to Naval Station Mayport  - May 5, 2026  MAYPORT, Fla. – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13), operating under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in the Gulf of America, returned to Naval Station Mayport after completing a six-month deployment on May 4, 2026.  Wichita assumed duties previously executed by the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis...
  • Austal USA Starts Construction on Fifth Navy Utility Landing Craft  - From Austal USA, May 4, 2026  MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated the start of construction on its fifth U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700-class vessel, LCU 1714, at its Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility on April 27, 2026.   This progress highlights continued momentum for the LCU program, a key component of...
  • Argentine and U.S. Navies Conduct Bilateral Maritime Engagement in Atlantic Ocean  - by Seaman Apprentice Raven Fraser, May 4, 2026  The Argentine and U.S. navies conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USNAVSOUTH)/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the Atlantic Ocean, April 28-May 1.  The engagement, focused on increasing interoperability between the two navies, included participation...
  • U.S. Military Supports Launch of Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz  - From U.S. Central Command, May 3, 2026  TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin supporting Project Freedom, May 4, to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.  The mission, directed by the President, will support merchant vessels seeking to freely transit through the essential international trade...

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MARTAC T38 Unmanned Surface Vessel Executes 192-Hour Autonomous Mission 400 Nautical Miles Offshore   

Demonstration Sets New Benchmark for Persistent USV Operations, Directly Supporting Evolving U.S. Government Concepts for Maritime Defense and Deterrence   From Maritime Tactical Systems Inc.&nbsp...

USS Wichita Returns to Naval Station Mayport 

May 5, 2026  MAYPORT, Fla. – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13), operating under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in the Gulf of America, returned to Naval Station ...

Austal USA Starts Construction on Fifth Navy Utility Landing Craft 

From Austal USA, May 4, 2026  MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated the start of construction on its fifth U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700-class vessel, LCU 1714, at its Mobile, Ala. ship manufactur...

Argentine and U.S. Navies Conduct Bilateral Maritime Engagement in Atlantic...

by Seaman Apprentice Raven Fraser, May 4, 2026  The Argentine and U.S. navies conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USNAVSOUTH)/U.S. 4th Fleet’s&...

U.S. Military Supports Launch of Project Freedom in Strait of...

From U.S. Central Command, May 3, 2026  TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin supporting Project Freedom, May 4, to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Stra...
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