SAN DIEGO — An MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft system from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is under contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, the company said July 27. RIMPAC, the world’s…
Raytheon to Upgrade Australian Border Surveillance Aircraft with Advanced Radar
ADELAIDE, Australia — Raytheon Intelligence & Space will equip Australian border surveillance aircraft with its latest SeaVue Multi-Role radar under a contract with Cobham Special Mission, the company announced July 27. Under the contract, RI&S will upgrade Cobham’s fleet of…
CNO’s NAVPLAN Addresses Hybrid Fleet Force Structure Goals for 2045
ARLINGTON, Va. — The update to the chief of naval operation’s Navigation Plan incorporates the Navy’s Force Design 2045 ship and aircraft force level goals for 2045, a hybrid fleet in which manned ships will remain dominant but supplemented by…
USS Whidbey Island Decommissioned after Nearly 38 Years of Service
NORFOLK — Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship namesake, USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) held a decommissioning ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, on July 22 before its inactivation next month, the Navy said in July 25 release. …
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded DDG(X) Design Engineering Contract
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for engineering and design from the U.S. Navy for the next-generation guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)) program, the company said July 22. “We are excited to continue on this…
CNO Travels to RIMPAC, Meets with Exercise Participants
HONOLULU — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Hawaii June 20-23 to visit participants of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, the CNO’s public affairs office said July 23. Gilday visited several U.S. and partner nation ships,…
Four Unmanned Surface Vessels Being Demonstrated in RIMPAC
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four prototype unmanned surface vessels are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise, known as RIMPAC, delivering warfighting capabilities and extending the reach of the manned U.S. fleet with fewer risks to the warfighter, Program…
Austal USA Delivers the Future USS Santa Barbara to the U.S. Navy
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA delivered the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) to the U.S. Navy on July 21, the company said July 22. LCS 32 is the 16th Independence–variant littoral combat ship delivered by the company. Delivery documents…
Navy F/A-18 Launches AARGM-ER for Third Live-Fire Test
LOS ANGELES — Northrop Grumman Corp. successfully completed the third live fire test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER), the company said July 21. The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft…
State Dept. Approves Possible Sale of JASSM-ER Missiles to Australia
WASHINGTON — The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the government of Australia of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles – Extended Range (JASSM ER) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $235 million, the Defense Security…
