BETHPAGE, N.Y., and BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corp. has expanded its Next-Generation Jammer Low-Band (NGJ-LB) Capability Block 1 (CB-1) solution team with the addition of proven structure supplier CPI Aero Inc. based in Edgewood, New York, Northrop Grumman said in a release. The…
Northrop Grumman Supports Testing of MQ-8C Fire Scout’s Radar
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corp., started flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar, the company announced in a release. “The AN/ZPY-8 radar significantly increases Fire Scout’s detection and tracking of targets….
MCSC, ONR and CD&I Collaborating to Inform Armored Vehicle’s Path
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) is working toward the next phase of replacing the legacy Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) with a modern Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV), the command said in a release. Armored reconnaissance was the…
HII Awarded Advance Procurement Contract for Amphibious Assault Ship
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $187.46 million advance procurement contract from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for amphibious assault ship LHA 9, the company said in a release. “This contract…
Navy Taps Draper to Support Future USVs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The U.S. Navy’s future unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) family of systems will set a new standard for navigating in hazardous environments, operating with minimal human control and executing missions further from port than previously imagined, a company…
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Performs Keel-Laying for Offshore Patrol Cutter
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Eastern Shipbuilding Group held a keel-laying ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard’s first-of-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the Argus, the company said in a release. The April 28 ceremony, at Eastern Shipbuilding’s Nelson Street facility in Panama City, was performed and recorded without an audience to comply with U.S. Centers for Disease…
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Returns from Counter-Drug Patrol
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk crew has returned to their homeport in Key West following a 65-day counter-drug patrol throughout the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean, the Coast Guard said in a release. The Mohawk crew, with a deployed Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical…
New CH-53K Simulator Ready for Training
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The H-53 heavy-lift helicopter program office has taken delivery of the first training device for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, according to a Naval Air Systems Command release. Delivered April 14, the Containerized Flight Training Device (CFTD) is housed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina. …
U.S., British Ships Conduct Anti-Submarine Exercise Above Arctic Circle
NORWEGIAN SEA — The U.S. 6th Fleet conducted a bilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise with the U.K. above the Arctic Circle on May 1, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and the 6th Fleet said. Four ships from two nations, a U.S. submarine, and a U.S. P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance…
Eastern Shipbuilding Cuts Steel for Second Offshore Patrol Cutter
PANANA CITY, Fla. — Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) began to cut steel for the second offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the Chase, on April 27, ESG said in a release. The cutting of steel starts the fabrication and assembly of the cutter’s hull, and ESG is to complete keel-laying of the Chase next year. Additionally, ESG has started the…
