MANAMA, Bahrain — A multinational naval task force led by Bahrain conducted a one-day training drill in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 26, featuring the use of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence alongside seven crewed ships, Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs…
Navy and Army Conduct Second Hypersonics Flight Campaign
WASHINGTON — The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Army Hypersonic Project Office (AHPO) successfully conducted the second High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign on Oct. 26 at 2:30pm EST, the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs Office public…
Marine Corps Releases ‘Shifting Threats’ Recruiting Advertising Campaign
QUANTICO, Virginia — Marine Corps Recruiting Command will release its new advertising campaign, Shifting Threats, via YouTube on Oct. 27. The commercial is scheduled for its television debut, Saturday, Oct. 29, during the Georgia versus Florida college football game. This…
Coast Guard Establishes New Base in Oregon
ASTORIA, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard held an establishment ceremony Oct. 26 in Warrenton, Oregon, to formally establish Coast Guard Base Astoria. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Todd Wimmer assumed command of the new unit. Rear Adm. Jon Hickey, the…
Coast Guard Delivers Upgraded MH-65 Helicopters to Air Station Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter Oct. 25 to replace the legacy MH-65D helicopters that serve out of the Coast Guard’s largest MH-65 helicopter unit. The avionics upgrade to…
CSG-4 Exercise Enhances Gerald R. Ford Inaugural Deployment with NATO Allies
NORFOLK, Va. — The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ships from three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries completed a three-week exercise orchestrated by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 called Task Force Exercise (TFEX) 23-2 from Oct. 5-23,…
Navy Conducts Final AQM-37 Target Launch
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy launched the last two remaining AQM-37 targets Sept. 22 in support of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires Mission Command operations at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the Naval Air Systems Command said in…
DHS S&T and NOAA Transition Harmonized Waterway Database to Coast Guard
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is delivering a harmonized geospatial dataset of national waterways to all federal agencies that comprise the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS), the directorate said…
Mercury’s New Electronic Warfare Combat Training Pod Available for Order Following Successful Flight Testing
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc., a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, announced Oct. 25 that its new mPOD, a rapidly reprogrammable electronic attack (EA) training system designed to train pilots using realistic, near-peer jamming…
L3Harris Invests in Seasats to Accelerate New Autonomous Maritime Capabilities to the Navy
MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies has made a strategic investment in Seasats, a privately-owned company involved in the design and production of low-cost, solar-powered maritime autonomous surface vehicles (ASV) for military and commercial use, L3Harris said in a release. L3Harris…
