WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 133, in honor of former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, who represented Georgia from 1972 to 1997, the secretary’s public affairs office said in…
U.S., Philippine Coast Guards Conduct Joint Search-and-Rescue Exercise
MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and vessels from the Philippine coast guard conducted joint search-and-rescue exercises May 14 in the South China Sea west of Manila, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a…
Future USNS John Lewis Keel Authenticated
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The keel for the future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s first John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was ceremonially laid at General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. on May 13, Naval Sea Systems Command said…
Mercury Systems Receives $2.1 Million Order for RF Amplifiers Required for Navy Program
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc. received a $2.1 million order from a leading defense prime contractor for custom-engineered radio frequency (RF) amplifiers required for an advanced naval electronic support program, the company said in a release. The order was…
Minor Injuries Reported after T-45 Training Jet Crash at NAS Kingsville
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Navy T-45C Goshawk aircraft crashed at Naval Air Station Kingsville at 2:38 p.m. Friday, May 10, the Chief of Naval Air Training Public Affairs reported in a release. The two pilots, an instructor and a…
BAE Systems Sensor Technology Guides Next-Generation Missile to Readiness
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems worked closely with Lockheed Martin to deliver Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to the U.S. Air Force, achieving Early Operational Capability (EOC) for the B-1B bomber ahead of schedule, BAE said in a May 6…
Sealift Command to Welcome New Navajo Class of Tugboats to Fleet
NORFOLK, Virginia — A new class of towing and salvage vessels will join the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) in fiscal year 2021. “The new Navajo class replaces the Powhatan class T-ATF fleet tugs, which provide towing, diving and…
HII’s Digital Shipbuilding Transformation Earns 2019 CIO 100 Award
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division has been named a recipient of a 2019 CIO 100 Award for adopting business-aligned IT strategies during its integration of modern technologies into shipbuilding. The ongoing initiative, known as…
Schiebel Wins Norway’s Tender for UAS Deployment in the Arctic
VIENNA, Austria — Norway’s Andøya Test Center selected Schiebel’s market-leading Camcopter S-100 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned air system (UAS) for extensive search-and-rescue trials as part of the Arctic 2030 project, the company said in a May 2 release….
Coast Guard Commissions Newest FRC in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard commissioned the newest California-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter in San Diego, May 1, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release of the same date. The Benjamin Bottoms is the fourth Sentinel-Class Fast…
