ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy announced on Dec. 9 a new warrant officer specialty designator whose job will be to operate carrier-based MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial vehicles, which are expected to start appearing in fleet carrier air wings sometime in…
Northrop Grumman to Bid on Navy’s Very Light-Weight Torpedo Program
ARLINGTON, Va. — Northrop Grumman plans to compete in the Navy’s Very Light-Weight Torpedo Program next year, company officials said. Dave Allan, the company’s director of Strategic Growth for Undersea Systems, told Seapower in a Dec. 8 teleconference the company expects the…
Seven Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard Facilities in DoD COVID-19 Vaccination Pilot
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Defense Department will start a COVID-19 vaccination pilot program at 16 facilities in the United States and overseas, as soon as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grants emergency authorization, which is expected in the next…
Lockheed Martin: AI, Data Analytics Will Transform Navy Ship, Aircraft Repairs
BETHESDA, Md. — Sailors will soon spend more time focused on the mission and less on aircraft and ship repairs with a new information system driven by artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, Lockheed Martin said in a Dec. 9 release. Digitally re-engineering…
Coast Guard Lights LED Upgrade to Oak Island Lighthouse, N.C.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard lit a first-of-its-kind, LED-based rotating beacon at Oak Island Lighthouse on Caswell Beach, N.C., Dec. 7, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a Dec. 8 release. This upgrade is the Coast Guard’s first…
NPS Annual Workshop Goes Mostly Virtual, Seeks to Prepare Military for Future Conflicts
The Warfare Innovation Continuum (WIC) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, conducts an annual workshop to better understand a major issue that will be the subject of study for the year to follow. In 2020, the school…
BAE Systems Receives Order for LRASM’s Advanced Seeker
NASHUA, N.H. — BAE Systems has received a $60 million contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture and deliver additional advanced missile seekers for the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), BAE Systems announced in a Dec. 8 release. The seeker comprises long-range…
Coast Guard Repatriates 12 Dominican Migrants from Illegal Voyage
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier repatriated 12 migrants from an interdicted illegal voyage and transferred two men, who were rescued in a separate case, to a Dominican Republic navy vessel Monday near Punta Cana,…
Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Bigger Fleet Needed to Check China, But Budget Growth Unlikely
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will have to significantly increase the size of the fleet in coming decades to deter China from a risky escalation of the great power competition, the Defense Department’s top uniformed officer says. “We’re maritime nation,”…
GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Static Testing on MQ-9B SkyGuardian Wing Structure
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. recently completed full-scale static (FSS) testing on the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) wing after three months of extensive testing, the company said in a Dec. 7 release. MQ-9B variants include SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian RPA produced…
