📰 #USNAVY# UPDATE: The Department of the Navy is taking a decisive step to sharpen its competitive edge, reclassifying nineteen planned Virginia Class submarines equipped with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) as guided missile submarines (SSGN). This pivotal shift clearly differentiates these advanced platforms from traditional Virginia Class fast attack submarines (SSNs), signaling a leap forward in undersea warfighting capability, lethal combat power, and global deterrence. MORE:

We're proud to share the @USNavy has awarded Castelion a $23.4M fixed-price order for 50 Blackbeard Hypersonic weapons, our first delivery order for the program. The award marks an important step in Blackbeard's transition from development and flight testing toward operationally relevant production. "Blackbeard was designed from the beginning to support our nation's conventional deterrence," said @hargsb, our Co-Founder & CEO. Read more:

Today at Ingalls Shipbuilding, I saw our dedicated @USNavy Sailors and Gulf Coast shipyard workers integrating advanced automation and AI. @HII will deliver LPD 30, LHA 8, DDG 129, SSN 800, and CVN 79 by next year. They are building the Golden Fleet and will deliver the agile and lethal force our Nation needs to maintain America's unmatched maritime dominance.

.@NASA astronaut Jonny Kim retires from the agency after nearly 10 years and one mission aboard the International Space Station. He will serve as lieutenant commander in the @USNavy. More...

A milestone moment for the sea-based leg of the nation’s nuclear triad: NNSA along with its labs, plants, and sites partnered with the @USNavy to complete the first production unit of the W76 Mark 4B reentry body, nearly 3 months ahead of schedule. Shout out to @SandiaLabs for leading the system integration and design for the non-nuclear components. NNSA is accelerating production and delivering on our commitment to strengthen the reliability of America’s nuclear deterrent.

Our Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Rob Lehman, joined the @DefenseScoop CTRL+ALT+DEFENSE podcast for a conversation on what moments like the recent Corsair rescue by the @USNavy mean for the future of maritime autonomy, and on building up the industrial base required to deliver autonomous systems at speed and scale. Listen to the full episode here: 

The last market close before America’s 250th anniversary 🇺🇸 Admiral Daryl Caudle, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, and international military leaders received a proper welcome to NYSE. @America250 | @USNavy | @USNavyCNO | #INR250#