Aug 27, 2024 Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. — The Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution program (PMA-281) and Aerial Targets program (PMA-208) recently partnered with Shield AI to integrate autonomy and artificial intelligence software into the BQM-177A sub-sonic…
USCGC Frederick Hatch Wraps up a Successful Patrol in the Blue Pacific
From U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, Aug. 26, 2024 SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) successfully concluded a productive patrol period from July 22 to Aug. 12, 2024, under the ongoing Operation…
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Returns Home Following 68-day Operation Blue Pacific Patrol in Oceania
From Coast Guard District 14 External Affairs, Aug. 26, 2024 HONOLULU – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) returned to Honolulu Friday following a 68-day patrol in support of Coast Guard District Fourteen’s Operation Blue Pacific…
USS Kingsville Commissioned in Corpus Christi
Release from U.S. Pacific Fleet By Lt. Brinn Hefron of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center, August…
Kongsberg to Build Missile Factory in Australia
From Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Aug. 23, 2024 The government of Australia has announced its decision to invest in the construction of a new factory for Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) strike missiles in Newcastle, Australia. The factory will manufacture…
Coast Guard Offloads Nearly $50 Million in Illegal Narcotics Interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean
From the U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, Aug. 23, 2024 MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) offloaded more than 3,400 pounds of cocaine and 4,410 pounds of marijuana with a combined assessed street value of…
USS Hawaii in First Australian Nuclear-Powered Attack Sub Maintenance Availability
By Lt.Cmdr. Rick Moore Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia, Australia (Aug. 22, 2024) – In a historic first, Australian personnel will work alongside with their U.S. counterparts to conduct maintenance on USS Hawaii (SSN 776)…
August 22-23 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command Aug. 23, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi missile system in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined this system presented a clear and…
Amphibious Transport Dock Richard M. McCool, Jr. Sails Away From Ingalls Shipbuilding
From HII PASCAGOULA, Miss., Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) departed from HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Thursday, en route to its commissioning site in Pensacola, Florida. …
SECNAV Advances Maritime Statecraft During Visit to UK’s Barrow-in-Furness Shipyard
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 22 August 2024 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited BAE Systems Submarines Barrow-in-Furness Shipyard during a trip to the United Kingdom last week. During the visit he met with UK government, Royal Navy and…
