***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The government of Canada has requested the sale of up to 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and support equipment under the Foreign Military Sales program at an estimated cost of $5.9 billion, the Defense…
Navy Establishes Cyber Warfare Enlisted Rating
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s effort to expand its cyber warfare capabilities took another step with the establishment of the Cyber Warfare Technician (CWT) rating in its enlisted force. The CTWs will conduct both offensive and defensive cyber…
HII’s Ingalls Shipyard Has Capacity for More Navy Shipbuilding
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — HII’s Ingalls Shipyard is always looking for opportunities for more shipbuilding work and its yard has the capacity to take on more work, a senior company official said, including future awards of new classes of frigates…
Textron Puts Its Cottonmouth ARV to the Test for the Marine Corps
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — Textron has been demonstrating the capabilities of its Cottonmouth candidate for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) competition and has been granted funding to continue testing through calendar year 2023. The ARV is to…
Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office Approved in HASC Chairman’s NDAA Mark
***** ARLINGTON, Va.— A rapid capabilities office for U.S. naval aviation is included in the chairman’s mark for the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in order to speed up development and delivery of critical technologies and systems to naval aviation…
Coast Guard Concludes 21 Years of Maritime Security Detachments to Gitmo
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard has closed its maritime security detachment in Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo), Cuba, concluding a 21-year presence of port security units that provided security to the naval base, the longest continuous deployment of the Coast…
CNO: ‘We Need to be in the Way’
***** ARLINGTON. Va. — The U.S. Navy needs a non-provocative but purposeful presence in the seas around China to deter challenges to international rules and the security interests of the United States, the chief of naval operations said. CNO Admiral…
TRANSCOM to Double Sealift Tanker Force
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) plan to double the number of fuel tankers in its Tanker Security Program to improve the capacity to deliver fuel to forward operating forces, particularly in the Pacific, the TRANSCOM’s commander…
Marine Corps Generals to Integrate with Navy Numbered Fleet Staffs
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to establish integrated staffs with two U.S. Navy numbered fleets next year, according to the latest update to is Force Design 2030 concept. The Corps plans to integrate a brigadier…
Navy F-5 Jet Crashes Near Key West
Release from NAS Key West ************************** ARLINGTON, Va. — A U.S. Navy F-5N Tiger II jet crashed near Key West. Florida, on May 31, the Navy said. Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West said in a Facebook post that the…
