ARLINGTON, Va. — AeroVironment Inc. introduced Mantis i23 D, a multi-sensor daytime imaging payload compatible with the Raven B small unmanned aircraft systems, the company said Aug. 30. An enhanced daylight variant of its predecessor, the Mantis i23, Mantis i23…
UK Donating Undersea Minehunter Drones to Help Ukraine Clear Coastline
LONDON — Dozens of Ukrainian personnel will be taught to use the autonomous mine-hunting vehicles by the U.K. Royal Navy and its U.S. partners over the coming months, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said in an Aug. 26 release. The…
Keel Laying Commemorated for Future Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — With the words, “I hereby declare the keel of the United States Ship Enterprise truly and fairly laid,” Olympians Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky chalked their initials on respective steel plates, which were then embossed by…
Iraq, Kuwait and U.S. Conduct Joint Patrol in Arabian Gulf
MANAMA, Bahrain — Maritime forces from Iraq, Kuwait and the United States conducted a joint patrol on Aug. 25 in the Arabian Gulf, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said Aug. 28. Ships from the Iraq navy, Kuwait naval force, Kuwait…
7th Fleet Cruisers Transit Taiwan Strait
TAIWAN STRAIT — Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Aug. 28 (local time) through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international…
CNO: U.S. Navy Brings to Bear ‘Global Maneuverability’
WASHINGTON — The chief of naval operations said the U.S. Navy’s forward presence and ability to move its forces, including its headquarter staffs, rapidly to an area where it is needed demonstrates its value to the maritime security of the…
SAIC Wins Contract to Support U.S. Navy Networks
RESTON, Va. — Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a $163 million contract by the U.S. Navy to support design, development, integration, modernization, sustainment and life cycle support to shore networks, network components and network service solutions for the…
George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Enters the Mediterranean Sea
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR — The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea as part of a regularly scheduled deployment…
Ohio-Class Submarines Work with USAF and USMC During VERTREP
NAVAL BASE KITSAP, BANGOR, Wash. — Two Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines demonstrated their ability to replenish while operating at sea during a series of vertical replenishment exercises off the coast of California July through August 2022, said Submarine Group 9…
Bahrain Conducts Fifth Sentinel Shield Exercise with IMSC; Includes Saildrone USV
MANAMA, Bahrain — Forces from Bahrain and the United States completed a joint exercise in the Arabian Gulf on Aug. 23, led by a nine-nation coalition staff based in the Middle East, NAVCENT Public Affairs said Aug. 25. Royal Bahrain…
