By Precision Strike Weapons Program Office PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy is set to field the Small Diameter Bomb Increment II on the F/A-18E/F after declaring Early Operational Capability in October. The F/A-18E/F is the Navy’s first platform to…
USCGC Harriet Lane Returns After Inaugural Operation Blue Pacific Patrol in Oceania
HONOLULU — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and crew returned to home port in Hawaii April 9 after a 79-day patrol in support of Coast Guard District Fourteen’s Operation Blue Pacific in Oceania. Harriet Lane and crew…
USCG Cutter Bertholf Returns Home Following 98-Day Indo-Pacific Deployment
ALAMEDA, California — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and crew returned home April 8 following a 21,000-mile, 98-day Indo-Pacific deployment in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. Throughout the deployment, Bertholf led international…
BAE Receives Additional Contracts for Amphibious Combat Vehicles
BAE Systems has been awarded an additional $25 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded $181 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate production (FRP). Total…
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Atlantic Commander: Industry-Government Partnership Essential to Coast Guard Innovation
By Erika Fitzpatrick, Contributor Future innovation within the U.S. Coast Guard comes from listening to and partnering with the defense industry, Vice Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, U.S. Coast Guard Commander of the Atlantic Area and Defense Force East, said April…
Ursa Major Signs Contract with US Navy for Next Gen Solid Rocket Motors for Standard Missile
DENVER, April 8, 2024 — Ursa Major, America’s leading privately funded company focused solely on propulsion, announced a contract today with the Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies (NEST) Program to develop and hot fire test a prototype solid rocket motor…
April 8 Red Sea Update
U.S. Central Command, April 8, 2024 12:15 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 8, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed an air defense system with two missiles ready to launch, a ground control station in…
USS Antietam Shifts Homeport to Hawaii
By Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs, April 8, 2024 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) arrived to its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 5, as part of…
HII Awarded $74 Million Contract to Support U.S. Navy Vertical Launch Systems
Research and development will enhance fleet defensive capabilities MCLEAN, Va., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division was awarded a $74 million contract to research, analyze and develop enhanced capabilities for…
