• Secretary of the Navy commissions USS Ted Stevens

    Navy Public Affairs
    WHITTIER, Alaska  — The U.S. Navy placed its newest Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), into active commission today during a formal ceremony in Whittier, Alaska. The commissioning of USS Ted Stevens marks an immediate, decisive leap in naval warfighting readiness and surface fleet lethality….

  • RTX’s Raytheon awarded $24.4 billion multi-year contract for SM-6 interceptors

    Press Release
    ARLINGTON, Va. — Raytheon, an RTX business, has secured a five-year contract, with two additional option years, valued up to $24.4 billion for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors, significantly increasing the availability of a critical munition able to conduct both offensive strikes and missile defense missions. Building on landmark agreements between Raytheon…

  • U.S. Navy Selects Boeing for F/A-XX Program

    Press Release
    ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Navy announced Boeing has been awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to produce its F/A-XX aircraft. The fighter will revolutionize advancements in open mission systems architecture, advanced mission systems, and operational reach and capacity. F/A-XX is intended to replace the service’s fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornets. “It’s…

  • Navy Conducts Preliminary Acceptance of Future USS John F. Kennedy

    Navy Public Affairs
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Following successful completion of Acceptance Trials in August, the Navy has taken “preliminary acceptance” of the nation’s next aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) from Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII (HII-NNS) on Sept. 29.   Preliminary acceptance will allow the ship…
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