The U.S. Navy plays a crucial role in the space industry through Naval Space Command (NAVSPACECOM). NAVSPACECOM is tasked with developing space capabilities to provide the Navy with global communications, targeting, and reconnaissance using space-based assets. They advocate for space-based capabilities and integrate them into maritime operations, working with partners like the U.S. Space Command to ensure maritime operations are supported by space assets. The Navy also has a history of contributing to manned spaceflight programs, including astronaut recovery and the development of satellite technology for navigation and communication.
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HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division builds nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy.
Admiral Stephen Koehler represents the United States Navy, while Rear Admiral Stephen Hughes represents the Royal Australian Navy.
TREx connects satellite operations centers to commercial and government-owned antennas and was originally developed by NRL’s Naval Center for Space Technology.
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command achieved a major milestone by showcasing the Joint Antenna Marketplace and transferring the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Transmit/Receive Enterprise Service to an operational prototype in early August.
The contract explores how this technology can enable adaptive, resilient tactical networks to support both manned and unmanned systems within the Navy's Distributed Maritime Operations concept.
The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) awarded this SBIR Phase I contract, which covers November 2025 through November 2026.
The maintenance program was delivered in full, under budget, and returned HMAS Arunta to operational readiness on time for Navy taskings and deployment in 2025.
Leonardo supports 130 AW119T helicopters operated by the U.S. Navy near Fort Rucker, Alabama.
The US Navy has awarded a $7.5 million contract renewal to Planet Labs Federal for vessel detection and monitoring over key areas of interest throughout the Pacific.
The U.S. Navy awarded Planet a $7.5 million contract renewal for vessel detection and monitoring over the Pacific.
The U.S. Navy evaluated modernization plans for the Iowa battleships in 1977.
The U.S. Navy's fleet declined from just under 1,000 to 450 ships in the decade leading up to 1980.
The U.S. Navy had 13 aircraft carriers in fleet by 1980 but operational requirements called for at least two more.
The Navy's reactivation proposal for Oriskany in 1980 included deploying A-4M aircraft, although the costs were deemed high.
The Navy planned to convert Oriskany to carry A-4M attack aircraft for limited capability.
Ben Bailey earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and is completing a master's in systems engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Erin Overcash, 34, is a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy and has over 1,300 flight hours on 20 aircraft, including 249 carrier landings.
In August 2023, MDA received two contracts for uncrewed aircraft systems for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Megan McArthur was born in Honolulu and grew up as a 'Navy girl' in various locations around the world.
The Artemis 2 crew has been training hard for 2.5 years, including mock splashdowns with the U.S. Navy and simulations of leaving Earth.