Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** SEPT. 28, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Heidi K. Berg for appointment to the…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy completes mission with U.S. National Science Foundation in East Siberian Sea
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Sept. 28, 2023 EAST SIBEREAN SEA – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crew and embarked researchers completed the 2023 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) mission, Saturday, servicing the Nansen and…
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Hosts Project MFG Welding Competition
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, in partnership with Jackson County’s Passion, Purpose, Paycheck (P3) program and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Project MFG, hosted an inaugural welding…
HII Marks Arkansas (SSN 800) Construction Milestone at Newport News Shipbuilding
Release from HII ***** NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII shared today (NYSE: HII) that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has reached a significant milestone in the construction of Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800). Arkansas…
Advanced Navigation opens high-tech robotics manufacturing facility
Producing state-of-the-art AI-driven technologies for autonomous systems September 2023, Global - Advanced Navigation, the world’s most determined innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, has unveiled a new high-tech robotics facility for autonomous systems based at UTS Tech Lab…
USCGC Cutter Forward returns home following 78-day deployment in the high northern latitudes
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Tuesday, following a 78-day deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean. Throughout the…
First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Sails Away From HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) departed HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division Tuesday. DDG 125 will be commissioned Oct. 7,…
SECNAV Del Toro Calls for a New, Bold Maritime Statecraft in Era of Intense Strategic Competition
Release from Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** Sept. 26, 2023 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today called for a “new maritime statecraft” to prevail in an era of intense strategic competition, during remarks at the John…
U.S. Air Force Selects Company to Develop and Test Advanced, High-Speed, Air-to-Ground Stand-In Attack Weapon
Release from Northrop Grumman ***** LOS ANGELES – Sept. 25, 2023 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company an approximately $705 million contract to deliver the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), an…
DoD Releases Report on Defense Spending by State in Fiscal Year 2022
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** SEPT. 26, 2023 Today, the Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation released its Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Spending by State report to help states and communities better understand how…
