From SECNAV Public Affairs, Nov. 4, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Department of the Navy plans to operate three Ticonderoga-class (CG 47) cruisers beyond their expected service life: USS Gettysburg (CG 64), USS Chosin (CG 65), and USS Cape St. George…
HII Hosts United Kingdom Defense Leaders at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted United Kingdom defense leaders at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division Tuesday. Madelaine McTernan, chief of defence nuclear at the Ministry of Defence, led the U.K. delegation….
Navy Awards Honeywell $16M Contract for SEWIP Block 2 Antenna Array Panels
From Honeywell CHARLOTTE, N.C., November 4, 2024 – Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has been awarded a $16 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the full build, test, and integration of 25 antenna array panels supporting the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program…
USS The Sullivans Deploys
By U.S. Fleet Forces Public Affairs MAYPORT, Florida — The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) departed Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment, Nov. 2. USS The Sullivans is scheduled for an independent deployment to U.S. 5th fleet…
USS John S. McCain Returns Home from Deployment
From Naval Station Everett, Nov. 1, 2024 EVERETT, Washington – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) returned to Naval Station Everett, Oct. 31, 2024 following an eight-month deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group…
Navy Awards Leonardo DRS $235M Production Contract for AN/SPQ-9B Ship Protection Radar
From Leonardo DRS ARLINGTON, Va., October 31, 2024 ̶ Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today that it was awarded a contract from NAVSEA to produce ship-based air and surface target detection AN/SPQ-9B radars. The contract includes options, if exercised…
FRCSW Bids Farewell to Its Last Legacy Aircraft
By: Janina Lamoglia, Oct. 31, 2024 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. — Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has been a pillar of naval aviation maintenance since its establishment in 1919. Over the decades, the facility has supported the U.S….
LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod Completes Initial US Navy F/A-18 Flight Testing
From Northrop Grumman, October 31, 2024 ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Oct. 31, 2024 – (PHOTO RELEASE) Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) LITENING targeting pod has completed initial flight testing on the U.S. Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft, a critical…
The Department of the Navy is Establishing a Naval Strategic Studies Group (NSSG) Program
From the U.S. Navy Office of Information, 31 October 2024 The Department of the Navy is establishing a Naval Strategic Studies Group (NSSG) program in January administered by the DON Office of Strategic Assessment (OSA). The Department of the Navy…
Coast Guard, Canadian Forces, Partners Wrap Up Operation North Pacific Guard 2024
From U.S. Coast Guard District 17 Oct. 29, 2024 JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian forces, and international partners wrap-up Northern Pacific counter Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing patrol, Operation North Pacific Guard 2024. Operation North Pacific…
