GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Airbus Helicopters is showcasing its H135 aircraft as the future training helicopter for the U.S. Navy at the Naval Helicopter Association’s Fleet Fly-in at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Pensacola, Florida, from Oct. 22-26, the…
General Dynamics Mission Systems Launches Latest UUV at Oceans 2018
QUINCY, Mass. — General Dynamics Mission Systems has released the new Bluefin-9 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at Oceans 2018 in Charleston, South Carolina, the company said in an Oct. 23 release. The completely re-engineered vehicle combines high navigational accuracy,…
Davidson is Navy’s Newest ‘Old Salt’
WASHINGTON — Adm. Philip S. Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), became the Navy’s newest “Old Salt” during an award presentation Oct. 22 at the Pentagon, the Navy News Service reported. The “Old Salt” award is given to the…
Navy Holds Ceremony to Mark First Dedicated UAS Test Squadron
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its first Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) test and evaluation squadron during a ceremony Oct. 18 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Webster Outlying Field. The new unit, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron…
F-35B Finishes Initial Testing Aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — British sailors and members of the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River completed a successful opening phase Oct. 16 of the first-of-class flight trials being conducted aboard the U.K.’s new…
Airborne Tracking and Targeting System Tested During RIMPAC
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced in an Oct. 19 release that it participated in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) to conduct demonstrations and testing of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Airborne Tracking and Targeting…
General Atomics Awarded Contract for Lithium Batteries for Manned Submersibles
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract from U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop and deliver a prototype Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system capable of powering the propulsion and support systems for…
Navy Orders Material for 13th EPF
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal an undefinitized contract action (UCA), valued at $57.8 million, to fund the acquisition of long lead-time material (LLTM) and production engineering associated with the construction of a 103-meter expeditionary fast transport…
Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy Crew Completes Second Arctic Mission
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy completed their second mission of their Arctic West Summer 2018 deployment Oct. 18. Mission 1802 was a scientific mission to study stratified ocean dynamics in the Arctic (SODA)…
NETC, Navy League Announce Alaska Sea Services Scholarship
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Navy League and Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced the requirements and solicited applications for the Alaska Sea Services Scholarship for academic year 2019-2020, Oct. 17, according to the Navy News Service. The program awards…
