WASHINGTON, D.C. — Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced July 28 the Unmanned Influence Sweep System, a critical component of the Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, has achieved initial operating capability, or IOC. The Office of…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Returns Home after 68-day Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant’s crew returned to Port Canaveral on July 22 after completing a 68-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said July 28. The crew’s deployment was focused on collaborating…
U.S. Navy Holds UAS Wide-Area Mission Demonstration
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy recently completed an unmanned aircraft system wide-area mission demonstration to assess capabilities that could benefit the fleet in the future, Naval Air Systems Command said July 27. The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical…
Pacific Partnership Concludes Palau Phase
KOROR, PALAU — The Palau phase of Pacific Partnership concluded in Koror, Palau, on July 23, Lt.j.g. Molly Sanders wrote in a July 27 U.S 7th Fleet release. In Palau, the Pacific Partnership 2022 team included representatives from the host…
Austal USA Awarded Contract Option for 2 U.S. NAVY T-ATS Ships
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a $156 million U.S. Navy contract option for the construction of two Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships (T-ATS), the company said in a release. With the award, the company is now under…
General Atomics SeaGuardian UAS Supporting RIMPAC 2022
SAN DIEGO — An MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft system from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is under contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, the company said July 27. RIMPAC, the world’s…
Raytheon to Upgrade Australian Border Surveillance Aircraft with Advanced Radar
ADELAIDE, Australia — Raytheon Intelligence & Space will equip Australian border surveillance aircraft with its latest SeaVue Multi-Role radar under a contract with Cobham Special Mission, the company announced July 27. Under the contract, RI&S will upgrade Cobham’s fleet of…
USS Whidbey Island Decommissioned after Nearly 38 Years of Service
NORFOLK — Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship namesake, USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) held a decommissioning ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, on July 22 before its inactivation next month, the Navy said in July 25 release. …
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded DDG(X) Design Engineering Contract
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for engineering and design from the U.S. Navy for the next-generation guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)) program, the company said July 22. “We are excited to continue on this…
CNO Travels to RIMPAC, Meets with Exercise Participants
HONOLULU — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Hawaii June 20-23 to visit participants of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, the CNO’s public affairs office said July 23. Gilday visited several U.S. and partner nation ships,…
