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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao arrives for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the FY2027 budget for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Acting SECNAV Hung Cao taps former Navy SEAL-turned-defense exec to lead I&S

John Cremins was appointed to serve as the deputy under secretary of the Navy for intelligence and security.

Jul 30, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. East coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) conduct dive operations to increase maritime lethality during training off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, Feb. 18, 2025. Naval Special Warfare Group TWO produces, supports, and deploys the world’s most lethal maritime special operation forces to ensure the United States will deter and win wars. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Katie Cox)

SOCOM highlights 6 focus areas for naval capabilities modernization

Officials released a source-sought notice for the ANCHOR initiative.

Apr 27, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Shay Burnett, an instructor with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – East, and a native of Texas, controls a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system during a kinetic first-person view drone range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2025. The range was conducted to validate a scalable, repeatable methodology for enabling FPV strike operations and used as a reference to support cost-effective training and eventual kinetic employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachariah Ferraro)

SOCOM solicits industry to train commandos to build and fly FPV drones

The chosen contractor is expected to provide a 10-day course of instruction on assembling and operating First Person View small UAS.

Nov 12, 2025 By Jon Harper