Release from HII ***** NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division recently signed more than two dozen graduating high school seniors for careers in shipbuilding at the New Horizons Regional Education…
QinetiQ to again partner with US Navy and NATO to deliver Formidable Shield 2023
Release from Qinetiq ***** 16/05/2023 QinetiQ, is once more assisting in the delivery of Exercise Formidable Shield (FS). Led by the U.S. Sixth Fleet with Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) delivery, FS is a live-fire combined integrated air…
U.S. Marines Resupply Ballistic Missile Submarine in Philippine Sea
Release from III Marine Expeditionary Force ***** 17 May 2023 From Capt. Joshua Hays MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP COURTNEY, Japan — U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provided a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operation for a…
KAINE & BIPARTISAN GROUP OF COLLEAGUES URGE INVESTMENTS TO MODERNIZE MARINES
Release from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia ***** WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine—Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, which oversees the Marine Corps—joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in urging…
Keel Authenticated for Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** From Team Ships Public Affairs BATH, Maine –The keel for the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was ceremonially laid at Bath Iron Works,…
The Amphibious Combat Vehicle makes international debut at FEINDEF in Madrid
Release from BAE Systems ***** MADRID, Spain – May 17, 2023 – BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) celebrated the international debut of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) at the FEINDEF international defense and security exposition. The ACV family…
Naval Aviation Holds 2nd Annual Safety Summit
Release from the By Naval Aviation Enterprise Communications Team **************** SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) hosted the second annual Naval Aviation Safety Summit in San Diego, California, May 8-9. The event brought together safety experts, leadership and supervisory…
Kraken Receives $1.1 Million of Synthetic Aperture Sonar Orders
Release from Kraken Robtics ************* ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, May 15, 2023 /GLOBE NEWSWIRE/ — Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF), announces $1.1 million of purchase orders for our AquaPix® synthetic aperture sonar (SAS). These systems will be integrated to Autonomous…
Flag Officer Announcement
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ************* MAY 16, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey W. Hughes for reappointment to the grade of…
VSR700 tested at sea in full operational configuration
Release from Airbus ***** Marignane, 15 May 2023 – Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) tested the unmanned aerial system (UAS) VSR700 for the first time in an operational configuration from a ship at sea. At the…
