RAMSTEIN, Germany — The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed one of its units along with an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) to Lithuania for the first time to support NATO’s enduring air policing mission, NATO’s Allied Air Command Public…
NSWC Dahlgren Engineers Develop Modernized Low-Cost Semi-Active Laser Seeker
DAHLGREN, Va. — Engineers at NSWC Dahlgren Division have developed a new, lower-in-cost, semi-active laser (SAL) seeker, the division said April 25. SAL seekers are a key enabling technology for guided munitions that allow warfighters to target stationary and moving…
USS Donald Cook Returns to Mayport after Surge Deployment
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) returned to Naval Station Mayport following a three-month deployment, April 24, the U.S. 2nd Fleet said in an April 25 release. Donald Cook departed Naval Station Mayport…
Philly Shipyard Awarded Contract for Fifth NSMV
PHILADELPHIA — Philly Shipyard Inc. will build one additional National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, or NSMV, the fifth and final in the training ship series. The vessel, built under an order from TOTE Services as authorized by the Maritime Administration, will…
Future APL 69 Conducts Builder’s and Acceptance Trials
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 69, recently conducted builder’s and acceptance trials in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Team Ships Public Affairs said in a release. Builder’s trials consist of a series of in-port tests and demonstrations…
Coast Guard Commissions 47th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s sixth 154-foot Sentinel-class cutter, into service at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City on April 21,…
Embraer Delivers Last Modernized AF-1B Fighter Jet to the Brazilian Navy
GAVIAO PEIXOTO, BRAZIL — Embraer delivered on April 20 the last modernized AF-1 fighter (AF-1B) to the Brazilian navy. The ceremony was held at Embraer’s industrial unit in Gavião Peixoto in São Paulo state. Under the AF-1 program (the Navy…
Navy Awards Raytheon Up to $1.68B for Zumwalt DDG Engineering Services
TUCSON, Ariz. — The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense an activation, sustainment and modernization contract for $483 million with options, if exercised, totaling $1.68 billion across five years, the company said April 20. Under this contract, Raytheon Missiles…
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Completes Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Patrol
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, following a successful maritime security patrol in the Gulf of Guinea on April 18, 2022, said U.S. 6th Fleet…
NGC to Develop Next-Gen Relay Ground Station for NIWC Pacific
BOULDER, Colo. — Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $99.6 million contract by U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific to provide mission-critical capabilities for Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A), the company said April 19. Northrop Grumman will design, develop, integrate, test…
