ST. LOUIS — Boeing and the U.S. Navy on Sept. 19 successfully completed the first test flight of the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler, according to a company release. The MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, completed the autonomous two-hour flight under the direction of Boeing…
Coast Guard Transports Injured Oil Tanker Crewman Off Cape Lookout
CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. — The U.S. Coast Guard on Sept. 19 transported by medical helicopter an oil tanker crew member from about 260 miles southeast of Cape Lookout. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th District command center were notified by watchstanders from the 7th District’s command center that a 39-year-old man…
Western Canada ‘Wexit’ Party Supports U.S. Access to Arctic Northwest Passage
ARLINGTON, Va. — A political movement to break Canada in two because of political and economic grievances between the eastern and western regions of the nation is addressing several domestic issues, but also supports the access of U.S. military ships…
Navy Considering Marine CAC2S System for Amphibs to Exploit Strike Fighter’s Capabilities
QUANTICO, Va. — Navy officials said the service is considering installing a modern Marine Corps command and control system on large-deck amphibious assault ships. “The Navy is looking to purchase CAC2S [Common Aviation Command and Control System] and put those…
Virginia-Based Sailors, Marines Return After Supporting Bahamas Relief Missions
NORFOLK, Va. — Sailors and Marines returned to Norfolk this week after providing military capabilities supporting relief to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs said in a release. The service members came from the Bataan Amphibious Ready…
McRaven Implores Sides to ‘Calm Down a Bit’ After Saudi Oil Facility Attack
The former commander of Special Operations Command and the Navy SEAL leader who directed the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said he is “not overly concerned” about the current crisis with Iran, but he is worried…
BAE’s San Diego Shipyard to Tandem Dry-Dock Two Destroyers
SAN DIEGO — BAE Systems has received $170.7 million in contracts from the U.S. Navy to perform simultaneous maintenance and repair on two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in its shipyard here, according to a Sept. 18 company release. The shipyard will tandem…
Navy Accelerates Cloud-Based Warfare Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. — As conflicts become compressed in time and more complex, with an increasing number of data sources and platforms feeding information to warfighters, it is a challenge to build and share a complete and accurate operational picture. To…
Speakers at Modern Day Marine Stress Commandant’s Directives
QUANTICO, Va. — The Marines’ annual appeal to industry is focusing heavily this year on capabilities that would allow distributed Marine Corps forces to not just survive but persist within the deadly areas created by the kinds of high-technology weapons…
Vigor Lays Keel for Army’s Next-Generation Landing Craft
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Representatives from the U.S. Army and federal and local elected officials joined Vigor employees for a keel laying ceremony on Sept. 16, celebrating the first milestone in the construction of the Army’s next-generation landing craft, the Maneuver Support Vessel…
