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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  Navy Orders 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels From Three Louisiana Shipyards, Including Saronic's Marauder

  Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United StatesUnited States Navy

  

  Starts 09/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better13 days ago

  gCaptain^[1] reports the Saronic award on 29 September 2026 and USNI^[2] News the same day reports three Louisiana shipyards building 30 drone ships in a $1.2 billion MUSV deal.

  On 29 September 2026 the Navy awarded production agreements for medium unmanned surface vessels to three Louisiana yards in a deal reported at $1.2 billion, with Saronic's 180-foot Marauder, built in Franklin, passing 140 test scenarios without failure.

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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  Navy Taps Three American Shipyards for $280 Million of LCU 1700 Landing Craft

  Coden, Mobile County Commission District 3, Mobile County, Alabama, 86082, United StatesUnited States Navy

  

  Starts 09/17/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better25 days ago

  Naval News^[1] dates the Navy award 17 September 2026 and gCaptain^[2] reports the Master Boat Builders award announced on 15 September.

  On 17 September 2026 the Navy awarded prototype agreements worth $280 million to Conrad Shipyard, Master Boat Builders and Saronic to build LCU 1700 landing craft, creating a second source of supply alongside Austal USA, with deliveries from late 2028.

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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  The Navy Shows Castelion's Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles Under a Super Hornet's Wing

  Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Saint Mary's County, Maryland, 20670, United StatesUnited States Navy

  

  Starts 08/26/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better47 days ago

  The War Zone reported the Blackbeard-equipped Super Hornet pictures on 26 August 2026; where and when the photo was taken has not been disclosed.^[1]

  Pictures released on 26 August 2026 show two Blackbeard hypersonic test articles under the wing of an F/A-18E/F, as Castelion works to deliver at least 50 missiles to the Navy by August 2028 for under $500,000 each.

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