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• ThayerMahan growing quickly in Groton

  Vice Adm. Mike Connor had spent 35 years dragging his family from one Navy station to another during a career capped by being named commander of U.S. submarine forces, so after military retirement he gave his wife the chance to decide where to settle down.

• CT gets billions under 2025 defense bill House approved What it means for jobs education

• New Nautilus dock to be ready for water taxi season

  A new dock that will allow Thames River Heritage Park water taxis to stop at the Submarine Force Library and Museum and the historic submarine Nautilus is expected to be in operation for the 2025 water taxi season.

• Navy Review Highlights Challenges Behind Shipbuilding Delays In Virginia Nationwide

  A Navy review is shining a light on major shipbuilding delays, including at the Newport News shipyard, but defense experts point to larger systemic issues constraining the industrial base’s production capacity.

• Carter recalled as champion of sub base

  Nearly 20 years ago, Jimmy Carter weighed in on the fate of the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, which was then hanging in the balance.

• Senate Panel Questions Navy Submarine Build Rate FY2025 Virgina class Buy

  The Senate Armed Services seapower subcommittee chair said the Navy needed to “run fast” to catch up on delays to the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program and also meet the U.S. commitment of delivering at least three Virginia-class submarines in the 2030s to Australia.

• US Navys submarine fleet is too small Heres how selling some may help

  ABOARD THE SUBMARINE DELAWARE OFF FLORIDA’S COAST — The attack submarine Delaware silently pulled away from the pier at Port Everglades, past the pleasure craft and the cargo ships, and then sank beneath the waves.

• What has the AUKUS alliance accomplished in the last year

  Australia won’t take possession of its first nuclear-powered submarine until 2032, but Australia and the United States are already training the officers and sailors who will operate that Virginia-class attack boat and the civilians who will maintain it.

• Navy Needs Industry All In On 3D Printing Parts For Subs Or Else

• Biden takes first ride in new Marine One as Sikorsky wraps delivery

  The U.S. Marine Corps received the final batch of its 23 new VH-92A Patriot presidential transport helicopters last week, an air frame most famously known as Marine One when carrying America’s commander-in-chief.

• US foreign aid bill contains 2B bonus for Electric Boat Conn submarine builders

  The $95 billion Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid package headed for approval Tuesday by the U.S. Senate contains a financial boost for submarine production at Electric Boat and dozens of supporting businesses scattered across the state.

• Sikorsky will miss out on scrapped helicopter but still getting large share of military spending

  Sikorsky may have missed out that deal, but will still get a boost from the Army's request for additional Black Hawk helicopters. Sikorsky losing out on the potential scout helicopter and a contract that would have had the Connecticut company producing the future replacement for the Black Hawk, however, begs the question what the future holds for Sikorsky and whether there is enough work on the table for the manufacturer.

• Electric Boat president predicts annual hiring of 5000 employees for years to come

  Electric Boat President Kevin M. Graney told state and national legislators Thursday in a morning briefing that the company expects to add about 5,000 positions this year to the local workforce in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

• 40M approved for next phase of New London Coast Guard museum project

  A recent funding approval will keep the planned National Coast Guard Museum on track for a 2026 opening on the city’s waterfront, project officials said on Thursday.

• First submarine fully integrated for coed crews to join Navy fleet next week

  The first submarine fully integrated for mixed gender crews will join the Navy fleet next week during a commissioning ceremony in its namesake state of New Jersey.