NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy will retire is last HH-60H Seahawk special operations support helicopters this year, an official said. Speaking to an audience at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space expo in National Harbor, Maryland, Marine Maj. Gen Greg Masiello,…
Analysis Underway for E-6B Mercury Aircraft Replacement
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — An analysis of alternatives (AOA) is underway in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for a replacement for the Navy’s E-6B Mercury strategic communications aircraft. Speaking to an audience at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference…
Pentagon Report Cites Rapidly Modernizing Chinese Navy
ARLINGTON, Virginia — China’s first home-built aircraft carrier is likely to join the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet this year, a highlight of China’s effort to modernize its fleet with modern, farther-ranging platforms and weapons. Construction began on a…
Navy’s Heliborne EW Pods Set for Delivery at Year’s End
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lockheed Martin is set to deliver to the Navy the first Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare AOEW pods at the end of 2019, the company’s program manager said. The first set of pods is on track for delivery…
Boeing’s MQ-25 Prototype Will Save the Navy 18 Months of Development
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The existence of a working prototype of the Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based aerial refueling UAV will save 18 months of development time and could be a factor if the Navy decides to move up the date of…
Lack of Well Deck Seen as a Wash for LHA USS America
ARLINGTON, Va.— The transfer of the new amphibious assault ship USS America to the Forward-Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) next fiscal year will bring a change in capabilities to the 7th Fleet’s amphibious ready group, but the Marines that will go…
Marines to Rebuild WWII B-29 Airfield on Tinian for Training Use
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The airfield that launched the B-29 bombers that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan in World War II is being partially refurbished for use as a divert field and refueling point for Marine Corps aircraft in training…
Coast Guard Releases New Arctic Strategic Outlook
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The U.S. Coast Guard has updated its Arctic strategic outlook for the first time since it published its strategy for the region in 2013 as it focuses more attention on an area of increasing interest regarding national…
VCNO Moran: Surface Warriors Need Better Simulators, More Training from COs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s surface warriors need more and better simulators to hone their skills, the vice chief of naval operations said April 16, also noting that crews would benefit from more attention from their commanding officers. “Commanding officers…
VCNO Moran: Strike Fighter Readiness Highs and Lows Getting Higher
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s vice chief of naval operations said that readiness of the strike fighter community is improving and is approaching the 80% goal set by former Defense Secretary James Mattis. “The highs are getting higher and the lows…
