JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) returned to Naval Station Mayport following a three-month deployment, April 24, the U.S. 2nd Fleet said in an April 25 release. Donald Cook departed Naval Station Mayport…
Philly Shipyard Awarded Contract for Fifth NSMV
PHILADELPHIA — Philly Shipyard Inc. will build one additional National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, or NSMV, the fifth and final in the training ship series. The vessel, built under an order from TOTE Services as authorized by the Maritime Administration, will…
Future APL 69 Conducts Builder’s and Acceptance Trials
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 69, recently conducted builder’s and acceptance trials in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Team Ships Public Affairs said in a release. Builder’s trials consist of a series of in-port tests and demonstrations…
Marine Corps to Use Leased Ships to Test Light Amphibious Warfare Ship Concept
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps plans to lease two commercial ships over the next two years to experiment with the light amphibious warfare ship concept, also now being classed as the landing ship-medium. Brig. Gen. Mark Clingan, assistant deputy…
Marine Corps May Keep More Tube Artillery, Osprey Squadrons in Force Design 2030
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps continues to tweak its Force Design 2030, adjusting the number of tube artillery batteries, the number of MV-22B squadrons, the operation of a Marine Littoral Regiment and the size of an infantry battalion. Under…
Coast Guard Commissions 47th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s sixth 154-foot Sentinel-class cutter, into service at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City on April 21,…
Embraer Delivers Last Modernized AF-1B Fighter Jet to the Brazilian Navy
GAVIAO PEIXOTO, BRAZIL — Embraer delivered on April 20 the last modernized AF-1 fighter (AF-1B) to the Brazilian navy. The ceremony was held at Embraer’s industrial unit in Gavião Peixoto in São Paulo state. Under the AF-1 program (the Navy…
Navy Awards Raytheon Up to $1.68B for Zumwalt DDG Engineering Services
TUCSON, Ariz. — The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense an activation, sustainment and modernization contract for $483 million with options, if exercised, totaling $1.68 billion across five years, the company said April 20. Under this contract, Raytheon Missiles…
Navy Proposes to Cut Five EA-18G Growler Electronic Attack Squadrons
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is proposing to deactivate five electronic attack squadrons, or VAQs, that operate the Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack jet, roughly a third of the Defense Department’s tactical jet electronic attack force. As laid out…
Navy’s LCS Decommissioning Proposals Would Bring Major Changes for Retained Ships
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s 2023 budget proposal — including the Future Years Defense Plan — would result in profound changes to the missions, organization, force structure, training and crews of the Navy’s littoral combat ships in addition to…
