WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday recorded a video message on June 2 to Sailors regarding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the resulting unrest across the country. The Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck was charged on June 3…
Boeing Delivers First Super Hornet Blue Angel Test Jet to Navy
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Boeing has delivered the first Super Hornet test aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron, the company said in a June 3 release. The unpainted aircraft now enters the flight test and evaluation phase…
Babcock Awarded Missile Tube Contract Extension by Electric Boat
LONDON — Babcock International has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract extension to manufacture a further 18 tactical Missile Tube Assemblies (MTAs) for General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Babcock said in a June 2 release. It is part of the Common…
SAIC to Test Heavyweight, Lightweight Torpedoes for Navy
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy awarded SAIC Corp. a contract worth about $60 million to continue providing mission engineering support by testing heavyweight and lightweight torpedoes for Naval Sea Systems Command, SAIC said in a release. In support of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWC),…
Cutter Confidence Seizes 1,090 Pounds of Cocaine From Smuggling Vessel
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Coast Guard cutter in mid-May seized about 1,090 pounds of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of $18.7 million from a go-fast vessel in international waters of the Pacific Ocean off Central America, the Coast Guard 7th District said…
Navy Announces New Flag Officer Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy secretary and chief of naval operations on June 2 announced these assignments: Rear Adm. James S. Bynum is serving as director, warfare development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Bynum was director, Assessment Division, N81, Office of the Chief of…
Raytheon Reaches Major Testing Milestone on First SPY-6 Radar Array
ANDOVER, Mass. — Raytheon’s Missiles & Defense unit has finished near-field range testing of the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array, signaling its readiness to be packed and shipped for installation on a future U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the USS Jack H. Lucas, the company said in a release. The 14-foot by 14-foot modular array will…
BAE Systems Completes First Tactical Configuration Ground-Launched Test of APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets
BAE Systems announced June 2 that it had completed test shots of its APKWS laser-guided rockets from a tactical configuration ground-based weapon system for the first time. The proof-of-concept testing demonstrated the APKWS rockets’ ability to deliver standoff precision-strike capabilities…
Lockheed Delivers First KC-130J to Marine Reserve Squadron VMGR-452
MARIETTA, Ga. — Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first KC-130J Super Hercules tanker assigned to VMGR-452, the Marine Forces Reserve squadron at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, the company announced. A U.S. Marine Corps crew ferried the aircraft…
L3Harris to Provide DC Switchboards for Korean Navy
TULSA, Okla. — L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract to manufacture and deliver DC switchboards for Republic of Korea (ROK) navy submarines, the company said in a June 1 release. L3Harris will supply direct current (DC) switchboards that provide 900-volt…
