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Source: United States Navy

GROTON, Conn. – The keel for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827), a Columbia-class submarine, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 27 at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility in Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Source: United States Navy

The Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV) is a prototype effort owned by the Navy’s Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) and employed to inform the technical development of future Unmanned Surface Vessel programs. The OUSVs are operated by Navy contractors along with Surface Development Group ONE (SURFDEVGRU 1) and Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron ONE (USVRON 1) to develop Concepts of Operations and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for future USVs in addition to furthering Fleet integration of unmanned assets.

Source: United States Navy

Sea Hunter and Seahawk are the first autonomous medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) operated by the U.S. Navy. Like the Overlord program, the U.S. Navy is using Sea Hunter and Seahawk as prototypes for research and experimentation. Major goals of research and experimentation efforts with Sea Hunter and Seahawk are to determine the most effective way to utilize USVs in operations and how to best integrate them into the Fleet.

Source: United States Navy

The Navy is experimenting with the Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) which are small unmanned surface vehicles in support of naval operations. This craft provides additional warfighting capabilities to the Fleet, augmenting the traditional combatant force with autonomous systems. To provide this capability to the Fleet, the Navy leveraged rapid procurement avenues such as Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT), which provides funding to small, non-traditional businesses to support the warfighter with advanced technology. The Navy has accepted all GARCs that were awarded through APFIT.  The APFIT GARCs have been used by multiple customers supporting experimentation with various payloads and concepts of employment. 

Source: United States Navy

ROSTOK, Germany – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in Rostock, Germany for a scheduled port visit to enhance international relations and strengthen NATO Alliance cohesion, Aug. 27.

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NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN – The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) wrapped up participation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command-led joint force exercise Northern Edge 2025 from the North Pacific Ocean, Aug, 25, 2025.