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US Navy
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nLIGHT stock surges 22% on directed energy breakout: What LASR investors need to watch next
Defense buyers stopped treating laser weapons as an experiment. nLIGHT's record quarter just turned the directed energy thesis into a credible revenue line.
May 9, 2026
Saildrone Spectre: How a $40m unmanned vessel with Lockheed Martin Mk70 VLS could reshape distributed maritime strike
Saildrone unveils Spectre, a 52m USV built for ASW and strike with Lockheed Martin VLS and Thales sonar. Fincantieri builds in Wisconsin. Read the full analysis.
April 22, 2026
Ukraine sank a third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet without a navy: The sea drone playbook that is rewriting US naval doctrine
Ukraine sank a third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet with cheap drones. We analyse how that campaign is reshaping US Navy MUSV doctrine and Indo-Pacific strategy. Read more.
April 7, 2026
MASC is gone and the MUSV marketplace is open: what Magnet Defense, Saronic, Anduril, and Blue Water Autonomy gain and lose from the Navy’s pivot
MASC is cancelled. We analyse what the Navy's MUSV marketplace shift means for Magnet Defense, Saronic, Anduril, and Blue Water Autonomy. Full competitive breakdown.
April 1, 2026
The M48 USV begins production: Can Magnet Defense convert 40,000 nautical miles of sea trials into a Navy contract?
Magnet Defense begins M48 USV production targeting Q2 2027 delivery. Analysing what 17,000nm range and 40,000nm of sea trials mean for Navy contracts. Read more.
March 27, 2026
Aramco CEO says 6.7 million barrels a day lost as Hormuz shutdown surpasses every prior Gulf energy crisis
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warns of catastrophic consequences for global oil markets as the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens. Read our full analysis.
March 10, 2026
Alert in the Gulf: Iranian forces keep watchful eye on US and Spanish warships
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has intensified its surveillance of US and Spanish naval movements in the…
August 10, 2024
Houthi rebels escalate tensions in Red Sea with missile attacks on US Navy and commercial ships
In a significant escalation of maritime tensions, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for targeting a US Navy destroyer…
May 15, 2024
Red Sea battle unfolds: US and UK navies clash with swarms of attack drones
In a dramatic turn of events, a U.S. warship and a British Royal Navy destroyer have engaged in…
December 17, 2023
Sev1Tech secures US Navy contract for logistics IT integration and support
Sev1Tech, a prominent provider of information technology (IT), engineering, program management, C5ISR, and cybersecurity systems integration and support…
October 5, 2023