Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ************** May 18, 2023 By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs WASHINGTON — The Navy today exercised a contract option for a fourth Constellation class guided-missile Frigate. FFG 65…
HII Completes Acceptance Trials for the Future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)
Release from HII *************** PASCAGOULA, Miss., May 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful completion of acceptance trials for Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). …
Three Crowley-managed Tankers Awarded Roles in Defense Fleet with Stena Bulk
Release from Crowley ***** (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; May 17, 2023) – Three Crowley-managed tankers have been selected by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to serve in its Tanker Security Program. The program ensures a commercial fleet can readily transport liquid fuel…
SEAGUARDIAN® USED BY USN IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATED BATTLE PROBLEM
Series of ASW and MUM-T Exercises Showcase Advantages of UAS Release from General Atomics ***** SAN DIEGO – 18 May 2023 – In support of the U.S. Navy’s (USN) Integrated Battle Problem 2023 (IBP-23) exercise in May, General Atomics Aeronautical…
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Welcomes High School Seniors to Shipbuilding Careers
Release from HII ***** NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division recently signed more than two dozen graduating high school seniors for careers in shipbuilding at the New Horizons Regional Education…
QinetiQ to again partner with US Navy and NATO to deliver Formidable Shield 2023
Release from Qinetiq ***** 16/05/2023 QinetiQ, is once more assisting in the delivery of Exercise Formidable Shield (FS). Led by the U.S. Sixth Fleet with Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) delivery, FS is a live-fire combined integrated air…
U.S. Marines Resupply Ballistic Missile Submarine in Philippine Sea
Release from III Marine Expeditionary Force ***** 17 May 2023 From Capt. Joshua Hays MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP COURTNEY, Japan — U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provided a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operation for a…
KAINE & BIPARTISAN GROUP OF COLLEAGUES URGE INVESTMENTS TO MODERNIZE MARINES
Release from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia ***** WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine—Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, which oversees the Marine Corps—joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in urging…
Keel Authenticated for Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** From Team Ships Public Affairs BATH, Maine –The keel for the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was ceremonially laid at Bath Iron Works,…
The Amphibious Combat Vehicle makes international debut at FEINDEF in Madrid
Release from BAE Systems ***** MADRID, Spain – May 17, 2023 – BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) celebrated the international debut of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) at the FEINDEF international defense and security exposition. The ACV family…
