Ryan Robertson @BroadcastRyan

@BroadcastRyan @WeAreHII 📷Watch Episode 11 of the #MissionCritical Podcast on YouTube now: youtube.com/watch?v=0gs5ig…

The future USS Ted Stevens (#DDG128) has departed @WeAreHII's #IngallsShipbuilding division for its homeport in Norfolk, Va. Ryan Robertson (@BroadcastRyan) has more in the latest episode of the #MissionCritical Podcast. 🎥Watch : youtube.com/watch?v=rFfoHA…

According to a release from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the embarked Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), USS Gridley (DDG 101), and USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) have now arrived in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility (AOR). Context: Amidst rising U.S.-Cuba tensions it’s important to note that the deployment of the Nimitz aircraft carrier was previously announced in late March, as she and her accompanying vessels are set to take part in the latest iteration of the Southern Seas 2026 passing exercises with a number of South American and Caribbean nations, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Uruguay. Per a SOUTHCOM release from March 23, 2026, she will also make port visits in Brazil, Chile, Panama, and Jamaica, as she circumnavigates the continent of South America.

Whenever I talk with @mercoglianos about global shipping, I always walk away learning much more than I did before. youtu.be/rFfoHAvRTkU?si…

What happens when the world’s best air defense interceptor goes to sea? Host Ryan Robertson (@BroadcastRyan) explains in the latest episode of the #MissionCritical Podcast. 🎥Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=GIzLa-…

A mixed bag in news for unmanned aviation aboard U.S. aircraft carriers? Host @BroadcastRyan explains in the latest episode of the #MissionCritical Podcast. 🎥Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=GIzLa-…

New reporting from CBS News indicates that the United States and Ukraine are working towards mutually agreeable terms on a new defense deal that would allow Ukraine to export defense and military technology to the U.S. in addition to entering into agreements with American companies to manufacture drones. This builds on the assistance that Ukraine has provided to the U.S. and allies during Operation Epic Fury.

Russia itself chose to end the partial silence that had lasted for several days. Overnight, more than 200 attack drones were launched against Ukraine. Aerial bombs were used again on the front – more than 80 of them, and over 30 air strikes were recorded. Attack drones were shot down in the Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions, as well as in Kyiv and the region. Energy facilities, apartment buildings, and a kindergarten were damaged, and there was also a strike on an ordinary civilian locomotive on the railway... People have been reported injured as a result of these strikes. And, unfortunately, there are fatalities. My condolences to the family and loved ones. We have said that we will respond in kind to all Russian steps. Russia must end this war, and it is Russia that must take the step toward a real, lasting ceasefire. Until that happens, sanctions against Moscow are necessary and must remain in place and be strengthened. It is important that there be no easing of pressure and that partners do not stand aside, but continue working together for security, justice, and a reliable peace.

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A new CNN investigation finds that a Russian cargo ship likely carrying two nuclear reactors and possibly destined for North Korea, sank in unexplained circumstances off the coast of Spain. @npwcnn's exclusive report: edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/wor…

A new chapter in American shipbuilding is already underway, and the collaboration between industry partners will define our success. Host @BroadcastRyan explains it all in the latest episode of #MissionCritical. 🎥Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=GIzLa-…

China built more ships last year than the US has since WWII youtu.be/GIzLa-08nm4?si…

Why does the @USNavy need a new Frigate? Find out in Episode 3 of Mission Critical! Host @BroadcastRyan talks with several maritime experts about the new class of frigate the U.S. Navy wants. 🎥Watch Episode 3 on YouTube now: ow.ly/oum550YlXgZ

The @USNavy gives @WeAreHII the greenlight to start work on the new frigate! Here's a little vid explaining why it's needed youtu.be/-2n2JbshtnQ?si…

In the newest episode of #MissionCritical, host @BroadcastRyan breaks down the new HYPR (High Yield Production Robotics) partnership announced at @SeaAirSpace between @WeAreHII, @PathRobotics, and @GrayMatterRobot. 🎥Watch Episode 7 now: youtube.com/watch?v=ezgBc0…

❗️The 🇺🇦Ukrainian company Carmine Sky has deployed Sky Sentinel remotely controlled turrets across Ukraine as part of a private air defense initiative. The automatic turrets, based on the M2 Browning heavy machine gun, are operated using a gaming controller. Video feed is provided by a camera with machine vision capabilities. The turrets autonomously detect and track targets, while the operator — who can be located hundreds of kilometers away — only confirms the decision to open fire. According to Carmine Sky, the current effectiveness of the Sky Sentinel systems stands at 85%.

In the newest episode of #MissionCritical, host @BroadcastRyan breaks down the Pentagon’s push for MOSA, Modular Open Systems Approach to military architecture. 🎥Watch Episode 6 now: youtube.com/watch?v=lDJ48k…

In the newest episode of @MssnCrtclShow, sponsored by HII, host @BroadcastRyan breaks down the Pentagon’s push for MOSA, Modular Open Systems Approach to military architecture. 🎥Watch Episode 6 now: youtube.com/watch?v=lDJ48k…

To create a more lethal and ready @USNavy and @USMC, we're not just talking about the future, we're building it. Over the past year, we have taken decisive action.   A New Way of Doing Business ▪️The era of free money is over—industry now has skin in the game and investing in their own expansion. ▪️Canceled programs that were not delivering, too expensive, or too slow. ▪️Created accountable Portfolio Acquisition Executives to deliver integrated capabilities. ▪️Established the Rapid Capabilities Office to accelerate the delivery of technology to the warfighter. ▪️PAE Robotics and Autonomous Systems is paving the way to streamline requirements, work with industry, and develop capability.   Building the Golden Fleet ▪️Implementing @POTUS’s directive to restore America’s maritime dominance. ▪️Executing the 3 pillars of the Golden Fleet: 1) revitalizing the industrial base, 2) delivering the fleet of the future, 3) changing how we do business. ▪️Expanded shipbuilding capability in a public-private partnership with @HadrianInc to build a shipbuilding ‘factory of the future.’ ▪️Integrating 21st Century Force Structure and to realize @USMC Force Design and @USNavy High-Low mix with continued investments in carriers, subs, destroyers, and amphibs. ▪️Delivering new capabilities by accelerating a proven frigate design, and unprecedented investment for the future with a new battleship, Medium Landing Ship, and unmanned capabilities. ▪️Deployed Data Edge Collection Kits to the fleet, allowing ships to collect operational data at the tactical edge for AI and software updates. ▪️Scaled ShipOS to 2 major shipbuilders, 4 public shipyards, and 100 suppliers.   Investing in Our People ▪️With @POTUS and Congressional support, delivered a 3.8% pay raise to our Sailors and Marines. ▪️Funded investments to modernize barracks to improve the quality of life on our installations. ▪️Supported our families through childcare fee assistance and increased staffing at our child development centers. ▪️Redefined promotion board precepts to identify and advance leaders based on initiative, competence, and sustained superior performance.

When the whole world learned about Bucha. About Ukrainians butchered in the streets of Bucha by Russian occupiers. About our people tortured in basements. About those shot on the roads. About adults and children whose bodies were found in graves in Bucha. Everyone saw the horror that Russia and its aggression bring. They saw what Ukraine is really defending itself against. Today, on the fourth anniversary of Bucha’s liberation from Russian occupiers, we honored the memory of Ukrainians who were killed and tortured there. We remember and will never forget what the enemy did. Every Russian murderer, executioner, and terrorist must be held accountable for every crime against our people. Blessed be the memory of everyone whose lives were taken by Russia – to all who were killed in Bucha and across Ukraine at the hands of Russian occupiers.

Secretary Hegseth and General Caine briefed today that B-52 Stratofortresses are conducting overland strike missions inside Iran. This deserves more attention than it received. The phase progression tells you where the campaign stands. Epic Fury opened with B-2 stealth bombers flying 37-hour missions from CONUS to penetrate an intact Iranian air defense system. Once SEAD suppressed those defenses, non-stealth B-1B Lancers entered Iranian airspace. Now the B-52, a 70-year-old airframe with the radar cross-section of a small building, flies bombing runs over hostile territory. It was intentionally absent from the opening wave because it cannot survive contested airspace. Its presence now means the U.S. has achieved something approaching total air supremacy over Iran. For negotiations, this changes the calculus significantly. Tehran can watch B-52s loiter over Iranian airspace carrying 70,000 pounds of precision munitions each, at a cost-per-sortie far lower than the stealth platforms that opened the campaign. The B-52 turns the air war from a high-end sprint into a sustainable marathon. Iran cannot reconstitute air defenses fast enough to contest this. Every day it flies unchallenged, the regime’s negotiating position erodes. Briefing these strikes publicly amplifies the point. This is strategic communication directed at Tehran: your skies belong to us, and the platform occupying them can deliver more ordnance more cheaply and for longer than anything used so far. But air supremacy does not translate into ground control. The U.S. held uncontested skies over Iraq for twelve years between Desert Storm and the 2003 invasion. It held air supremacy over Afghanistan for twenty. Neither eliminated the need for ground forces to hold territory, and neither prevented determined adversaries from imposing costs through dispersed, low-tech means. The B-52 can destroy any fixed target the intelligence community identifies. It cannot clear mines from the Strait, suppress dispersed drone operators launching Shaheds from garages across Iranian territory, hold Kharg against rocket fire from the coast, or extract nuclear material from a facility inside a mountain. Those missions require forces on the ground, and the force in theater remains light infantry, Marines, and airborne units without heavy armor for a sustained mainland fight. The B-52 overland represents the ceiling of what airpower can achieve against Iran. It gives the administration maximum leverage for diplomacy and maximum destruction if escalation continues. It does not bridge the gap between destroying Iranian infrastructure from the air and controlling Iranian territory on the ground. That gap is where the hardest decisions about this war’s endgame still live.