Release from U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** 28 June 2023 SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Ships from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (Nimitz CSG) returned to San Diego June 28, concluding a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of…
BAE Systems and ELTA Systems, Ltd. successfully test manned-unmanned teaming requirements on Amphibious Combat Vehicle
Release From BAE Systems STAFFORD, Virginia — June 28, 2023 — BAE Systems has successfully tested manned- unmanned teaming (MUM-T) on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) C4UAS as a technology demonstration using IAI/ELTA Systems Ltd’s Rex MK II Unmanned Infantry…
HII Delivers First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) to U.S. Navy
Release from HII ***** June 27, 2023 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 27, 2023) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), to the U.S. Navy today. Delivery of DDG 125 represents…
Austal USA Awarded U.S. Navy T-ATS 15 Contract
Release from Austal USA ***** JUNE 20, 2023 Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a $79.2 million U.S. Navy contract option for the construction of T-ATS 15, a Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship. With the award, the company is…
USCGC Vigilant returns from Eastern Pacific patrol, conducts international collaboration
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** June 27, 2023 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The USCGC Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Sunday, following a 50-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Florida Straits. Patrolling in…
Coast Guard offloads more than $23 million in illegal narcotics in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 7th District ***** June 27, 2023 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC 1115) offloaded more than 2,024 pounds of cocaine worth more than $23 million in San…
Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Point Loma
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** June 27, 2023 By Team Ships Public Affairs Mobile, AL – The keel for the future USNS Point Loma, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II…
USS Carl M. Levin Commissions in Baltimore
From Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs ***** Baltimore, MD — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120), June 24 in Baltimore. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, the…
Austal USA Celebrates Keel Laying for the Future USS Pierre (LCS 38) – The Final Independence LCS
Release from Austal USA ***** JUNE 19, 2023 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony late last week for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard. Ship sponsor Larissa…
HII is Awarded Contract Modification for Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Release from HII ***** NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has received contract modifications totaling $393.3 million from the U.S. Navy to shift the delivery…