ARLINGTON, Va. — The 500th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft built by Lockheed Martin (Booth 1001) has been delivered to its customer, the company announced March 15. The aircraft, Lockheed Martin C-130 construction number 5934, is a C-130J-30 version that was…
With SPY-6, Navy Has Radar to Match the Range of its Missiles
ARLINGTON, Va. — The SPY-6 air and missile defense radar, the first of which has been installed on a guided-missile destroyer, will give the Navy a sensor worthy of its long-range Standard SM-3 Block IIA surface missiles, Raytheon officials said. …
Builders, Suppliers of Navy Ships Facing Inflation Costs for Materials
ARLINGTON, Va. — The price inflation hitting American consumers also is hitting the shipyards that builds ships for the U.S. Navy, which are facing increased costs for the materials used to build the ships and their components, said two executives…
DoD Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Freedom of Navigation Report
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Defense released on April 1 its annual Freedom of Navigation Report for fiscal year 2021. During the period from Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021, U.S. forces operationally challenged 37 different excessive maritime…
CNO, Indonesian Navy Chief Meet; Discuss Maritime Security
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Chief of the Indonesian Navy Adm. Yudo Margono, at the Pentagon, March 30, the CNO’s public affairs office said in a release. This was their first meeting, during which…
Q&A: Navy International Programs Office, Rear Adm. Anthony E. “Tony” Rossi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, International Programs, Director, Navy IPO
The Navy International Programs Office manages and implements international security assistance programs, cooperative development programs and technology security policy. Led by Rear Adm. Anthony E. “Tony” Rossi and Steve Bowdren, Navy IPO is a reporting unit to the Assistant Secretary…
New Safety Command Isn’t Just About Safety, It’s About Readiness
“Our mission and our focus every day is to enable warfighting capability by reducing preventable mishaps, loss of life and damage to materiel,” says Rear Adm. F.R. “Lucky” Luchtman, commander of the new Naval Safety Command. “Everything we do is…
Satellite Imagery Analytics: A New Way of Looking at the Ukraine Conflict
Every day, every hour, even every minute, the conflict in Ukraine is evolving. Monitoring and understanding those changes is key not only for geopolitical entities, but also corporations, humanitarian organizations and other private-sector groups. But sifting through the abundance of…
Mayflower Autonomous Ship to Attempt Second Ocean Crossing With AI Captain
Roughly a year after a mechanical problem forced it to turn around, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship is poised to cross the Atlantic, traveling autonomously from Plymouth, United Kingdom, to Plymouth, Massachusetts. The voyage will showcase IBM’s AI Captain, the artificial…
SECNAV Names Future Replenishment Oiler Ship Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced March 31 that a future John Lewis-class replenishment oiler (T-AO) ship will be named USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg to honor the former Supreme Court Justice and women’s rights activist. The…
