ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced June 17 that the President has made the following nominations: Vice Adm. William R. Merz, U.S. Navy, has been nominated for reappointment to the rank of vice admiral and…
U.S. Coast Guard Welcomes New Vice Commandant
WASHINGTON – Adm. Charles W. Ray was relieved as vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard by Adm. Linda L. Fagan during a military change-of-command ceremony held June 18 at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, the service said in a release. …
USS Ford Completes First Shock Trial Event
ARLINGTON, Va. — On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST), the Navy said in a release. The first-in-class aircraft carrier was…
MBDA Tapped to Provide Sea Ceptor Missile to Brazilian Navy
MBDA has been awarded a contract to equip the Brazilian navy’s new Tamandaré-class frigates with the Sea Ceptor air defense missile system, the company announced June 17. Sea Ceptor is a smart weapon control system that, together with the fully-active…
Boeing, ESG, Lufthansa Technik Partner for Potential German P-8A Poseidon Fleet Support
BERLIN — Boeing signed agreements June 17 with ESG (Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH) and Lufthansa Technik that outline joint efforts to explore potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, support and sustainment work, Boeing said in a release. The signed memorandum of understanding…
Metaspectral to Provide Canadian Defence with AI/ML Technology to Help Lookouts
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Metaspectral, a company offering technology that makes it possible to derive real-time insights from AI using ultra-high-resolution, visible-to-infrared (hyperspectral) imagery, was one of a select few companies awarded up to $200,000 as the first funding component of the Department of…
Bollinger Awarded Contract for Light Amphibious Warship Preliminary Design
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC was awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command to conduct a concept study and the preliminary design of the U.S. Navy’s Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), the company announced in a June…
AI Likely to Be Integrated into Naval Vessels in Next Five Years, GlobalData Says
LONDON — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to make major improvements to modern ships, including decreasing the number of crew required for operations and enabling faster and better-informed decision making in a fast-moving environment, GlobalData, a data analytics company, said…
Portsmouth Delivers Submarine USS California from Availability in Record Time
KITTERY, Maine — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard delivered Virginia-class attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) back to the fleet June 15 as the fastest availability of its kind since the Navy adjusted the Virginia-class maintenance cycle, said Bianca Mireles of the…
Coast Guard Repatriates 59 Migrants to Cuba
MIAMI — Coast Guard cutter Kathleen Moore and Charles Sexton crews repatriated 59 Cubans to Cuba, June 14 and 15, following four interdictions south of the Florida Keys, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a June 15 release. A Coast Guard…
