WASHINGTON — Marinette Marine has won a coveted contract from the U.S. Navy to design and produce the next-generation small surface combatant, the guided-missile frigate (FFG(X), the public affairs office of the Navy’s Program Executive Office-Unmanned and Small Combatants said in an April 30 release. The Marinette Marine deal is good for detail design and construction (DD&C) of…
Hospital Ship Comfort Departs NYC, Prepared for Future COVID-19 Response
NEW YORK — The hospital ship USNS Comfort departed New York City on April 30 after supporting the Pentagon’s COVID-19 response assistance to New York and New Jersey residents during the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to a U.S. 2nd Fleet news release. The Comfort has been at Pier 90 in New York City for a month, providing…
U.S. Coast Guard, Australia to Begin Officer Exchange Program
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Australian Department of Home Affairs on April 27 signed an agreement for a system of mutual officer exchange from their offices in Hawaii and Canberra, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of…
Pacific Fleet to Host At-Sea-Only RIMPAC Exercise in August
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The U.S. Navy will sponsor the 27th Rim of the Pacific exercise, from Aug. 17 to Aug. 31, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a release. Hosted by the commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, this biennial maritime exercise will be an at-sea-only event in light…
CACI to Support U.S. Navy Satellite Systems, Networks for Special Operations
ARLINGTON, Va. — CACI International has been awarded contract to provide communications systems, satellite communications and network-support services to the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, the company said in a release. The award is…
Leonardo DRS to Provide U.S. Navy Advanced Combat Networking Hardware
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to produce advanced consoles and display systems to support the Navy’s future surface ship combat system, the company said in a release. The contract is worth more than $62…
Navy Provides Medical Care to Infected Sailors of USS Kidd, Will Disinfect Ship
SAN DIEGO — As part of the U.S. Navy’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd, the ship was to arrive at Naval Base San Diego on April 28 for medical care for its Sailors and for cleaning and disinfecting of the ship, according to Naval Surface Forces public affairs. “Sailors…
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Returns Home After Caribbean Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returned to its homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia, on April 26 following a 71-day patrol of the central Caribbean, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a release. The cutter’s multimission patrol resulted in the interdiction of 1,306…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Destroyer USS Delbert D. Black
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls shipbuilding division on April 24, the Navy’s Program Executive Office (PEO)–Ships said in a release. Accepting delivery of the Delbert D. Black represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder…
