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…
Naval Aviation Holds 2nd Annual Safety Summit
Release from the By Naval Aviation Enterprise Communications Team **************** SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) hosted the second annual Naval Aviation Safety Summit in San Diego, California, May 8-9. The event brought together safety experts, leadership and supervisory…
Kraken Receives $1.1 Million of Synthetic Aperture Sonar Orders
Release from Kraken Robtics ************* ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, May 15, 2023 /GLOBE NEWSWIRE/ — Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF), announces $1.1 million of purchase orders for our AquaPix® synthetic aperture sonar (SAS). These systems will be integrated to Autonomous…
Flag Officer Announcement
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ************* MAY 16, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey W. Hughes for reappointment to the grade of…
VSR700 tested at sea in full operational configuration
Release from Airbus ***** Marignane, 15 May 2023 – Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) tested the unmanned aerial system (UAS) VSR700 for the first time in an operational configuration from a ship at sea. At the…
AUSTAL USA DELIVERS THE FUTURE USS AUGUSTA (LCS 34) TO THE U.S. NAVY
Release from Austal USA ***** Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA delivered the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) to the U.S. Navy May 12. LCS 34 is the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company and the second…
USCGC Campbell returns home following 59-day multi-mission patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage
Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** May 13, 2023 USCGC Campbell returns home following 59-day multi-mission patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage NEWPORT, R.I. — The crew of the USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909) returned to their home…
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses
Release from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs ***** KEY WEST, FL — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), May 13 in Key West, Florida. Guest speaker Rear Adm. Cynthia…
UK Frigate Patrolling for CTF 150 Seizes $6 Million Drug Shipment
Release from Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs | May 15, 2023 ***** MANAMA, Bahrain — A frigate from the United Kingdom Royal Navy seized $6 million worth of hashish from a fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, May 8. HMS Lancaster…
SECNAV Names Navy’s First-in-Class Expeditionary Medical Ship after National Naval Medical Center Bethesda
Release from the Secretary of the Navy ***** Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced USNS Bethesda (EMS 1) as the name for the lead ship in the new Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS(X)) class of ships during his…