ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has awarded a contract for Blackjack and ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles for the Navy and Marine Corps and several foreign nations. Insitu Inc. of Bingen, Washington, was awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command a…
Littoral Combat Ship Deploys to WestPac, Ending 18-Month Gap
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has deployed a littoral combat ship to the Western Pacific for the first time in 18 months, the first of three LCSs the service plans to deploy this year. The first LCS deployment this year…
Senator: SECNAV ‘Gets It’ on Importance of Arctic
WASHINGTON — Alaska’s junior senator, a member of the Armed Services Committee, is critical of the Pentagon’s lack of support for a strategic Arctic port but is pleased that the nation has a Secretary of the Navy who understands the…
First Marine F-35C Squadron Retires its Hornets
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ first operational squadron to fly the F-35C carrier-capable version of the Lightning II joint strike fighter has retired its last F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter. In ceremonies held June 21 at Marine Corps Air Station…
Navy Frigate Manager: Practices Reducing Acquisition Timeline By 6 Years
WASHINGTON — A disciplined set of practices by the U.S. Navy’s frigate program office enabled the planned acquisition timeline for the new ship to be shortened by six years over what a new warship normally might have taken. Regan Campbell,…
Marine Corps Awards BAE Systems Contract to Develop ACV Mission Variants
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop two variants of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and manufacture one of them. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded “a not-to-exceed [$67 million] modification for…
CNO: Technological Readiness for War ‘Not a Pick-Up Thing’
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s top officer told a gathering of naval engineers and industry officials that being technologically ready for war is not something that can be achieved overnight but is the result of diligent experimentation and keeping pace with…
Missile That Brought Down Navy Global Hawk UAV Shot From Iranian Surface-to-Air System
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy RQ-4A Block 10 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shot down June 19 by Iranian forces was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile of indigenous Iranian design and manufacture. The Global Hawk was downed by…
Navy Admiral: A Stable Shipbuilding Era, But New Opportunities on the Horizon
WASHINGTON — The admiral in charge of building the Navy’s surface ships said the construction programs are tracking well and that the service is gearing up for some new platforms, including unmanned surface ships. “We are in an era of…
New Pentagon $250 Million Aid to Ukraine Includes Naval Support
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department’s plans to provide additional security cooperation aid to Ukraine includes unspecified support for Ukraine’s navy and naval infantry, the Pentagon said in a release. DoD said it would provide $250 million in security cooperation…
