TEWKSBURY, Mass. — Raytheon Co. and the U.S. Navy completed the final developmental test of the latest generation of the Ship Self-Defense System, or SSDS, Integrated Combat System for the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the company announced in a…
Queen Elizabeth Closer to Operations With Transatlantic Training
LONDON — HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s future flagship, will deploy in late summer for the eastern seaboard of the United States, including a port visit in the Washington, D.C., area, where she will host the Atlantic Future Forum, the U.K….
Coast Guard Repatriates 12 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 12 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Navy patrol vessel June 2 following the at-sea interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage May 30 in the Mona Passage, the Coast Guard 7th District…
BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions Assets
ARLINGTON, Va. — BAE Systems Inc. has purchased of the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a provider of unmanned underwater vehicle technology and solutions, BAE Systems said in a June 3 release. Plymouth, Massachusetts-based Riptide specializes in small UUVs….
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Becomes NAVWARSYSCOM
SAN DIEGO — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has changed its name to Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), reinforcing its commitment to outpacing adversaries in information warfare, the command said in a release. Chief of Naval Operations Adm….
Japan’s First E-2D Aircraft Delivered by Northrop Grumman
TOKYO — Northrop Grumman Corp. completed its first delivery of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) on March 29, the company said in a release. In November 2014, the Japan Ministry of Defense competitively selected…
USS Pittsburgh Arrives in Bremerton for Decommissioning
BREMERTON, Wash. — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) arrived on May 28 at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington, to start the inactivation and decommissioning process, commander, Submarine Group 9 said in a release. Under the command of Cmdr….
Digital Technology on Display as HII Lands Island on Carrier JFK
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Digital technology marked the exact location where Huntington Ingalls Industries landed the island onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) during a ceremony May 29 at the company’s shipbuilding division, the…
USNS Gianella Completes Final Underway Mission
NORFOLK, Va. — Military Sealift Command’s last champion class T-5 petroleum tanker, USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT 1125), completed its final underway mission for the U.S. Navy by sailing down the Elisabeth River to downtown Norfolk, Virginia, in support of…
Cutter Valiant Crew Returns Home Following 9-Week Counter-Drug Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returned home May 27 to Naval Station Mayport following a nine-week counter-drug patrol in the eastern Pacific, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The Valiant crew…
