U.S. Central Command, April 14, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. — On April 13 and the morning of April 14, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, supported by U.S. European Command destroyers, successfully engaged and destroyed more than 80 one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA…
IDF Announces Rafael’s C-Dome First Combat Interception of Hostile Target at Sea
HAIFA, Israel — Overnight, the Israeli Navy successfully deployed Rafael’s C-Dome to intercept a suspicious hostile target which posed a significant threat to Israeli assets and strategic sites in southern Israel. C-Dome is the naval version of the Iron Dome…
April 11 Red Sea Update
U.S. Central Command, April 11, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 1:00 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 11, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched over the Red Sea from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled…
Navy to Deploy SDB-II Smart Weapon Aboard F/A-18
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…
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…
