Release from BAE Systems ***** Modernized design provides advanced capabilities to support mission success GREENLAWN, N.Y. – July 25, 2023 – BAE Systems has received a $15 million contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver its next-generation digital interrogator for…
USSOCOM Declares Initial Operational Capability for Lockheed Martin’s New Dry Combat Submersible
Release from Lockheed ***** WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 24, 2023 — U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) declared Initial Operational Capability for Lockheed Martin’s Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) last month. This milestone represents a transformational capability for USSOCOM forces in…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast Returns Home after 70-day Counternarcotics Patrol in Eastern Pacific
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 13th District ***** July 23, 2023 ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to homeport, Friday, after a 70-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Steadfast’s crew disrupted…
USMC Completes 20,000 Flight Hours with MUX MALE MQ-9A
Release from General Atomics ***** SAN DIEGO – 24 July 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) congratulates the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) on achieving a significant milestone of surpassing 20,000 flight hours with their Marine Air-Ground Task Force…
President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Key Roles Within the U.S. Military
Release from The White House ***** WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following four individuals for key roles within the U.S. military. Each are highly decorated naval officers with extensive operational experience. They will…
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS DELIVERS 54th FAST RESPONSE CUTTER TO U.S. COAST GUARD
Release From Bollinger Shipyards USCGC William Sparling is the fifth of 6 FRCs to be homeported in Boston, MA LOCKPORT, La., — (July 20, 2023) – Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has delivered the USCGC William Sparling to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key…
Marine Corps Releases Command Investigation Into the MV-22B Osprey Mishap in California on June 8, 2022
Statement from the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) On June 8, 2022, five U.S. Marines from the “Purple Foxes” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 (VMM-364) lost their lives during an aviation mishap onboard an MV-22 Osprey. The investigation into…
USS Illinois Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment
Release from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs ***** July 19, 2023 By Chief Petty Officer B. Biller, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786)…
USS Little Rock: Back with a Vengeance
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command ***** July 19, 2023 Caribbean Sea – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) has made its presence known in the…
HII is Awarded Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Integrated Training Systems Contract
Release from HII ***** MCLEAN, Va. (July 19, 2023) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division has been awarded a $41 million contract to provide integrated training systems installation and sustainment (ITSIS) for the U.S. Navy. The task order was…
