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…
Navy Takes Delivery of Final Block II Super Hornet, Looks Ahead to Block III
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy took delivery of the final Block II Super Hornet, closing out a run of 322 one-seater F/A-18Es and 286 two-seated F/A-18Fs, on April 17, the Navy’s Program Executive Office-Tactical Aircraft said in a release. Since 2005,…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Next-Gen Destroyer
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the USS Zumwalt, the lead ship of the Navy’s next generation of multimission surface combatants, on April 24, Program Executive Office (PEO)-Ships said in a release. Following this delivery, the ship will transition from combat systems activation to the next phase of developmental and…
Navy Awards Orders 9th Full-Rate Production Lot of AARGMs
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. $165 million for Lot 9 full-rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), the company said in an April 23 release. Assets will include all-up round missiles and…
Coast Guard, Panamanian Authorities Stop Drug-Smuggling Operation Near Panama
MIAMI — The Coast Guard stopped a drug smuggling operation April 13 in international waters northeast of Panama, the Coast Guard 7th District said in an April 23 release. A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew,…
General Atomics’ EMALS and AAG Support Successful Ford Flight Deck Certification
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced April 23 that successful USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Flight Deck Certification (FDC) has been completed with the support of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) and advanced arresting gear (AAG) system. The number of aircraft to have…
