By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — An F-35B Lightning II strike fighter crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on May 28. The pilot ejected and was hospitalized with serious injuries. The Marine…
Navy Orders Two More Constellation Frigates
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered the next two Constellation-class guided-missile frigates (FFGs) from Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine, the Defense Department said. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Marinette Marine Corp., of Marinette,…
Navy Admiral Selects Three Littoral Combat Ships for 2025 Basing with 5th Fleet
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in charge of U. S. Navy surface forces has named the three Independence-class littoral combat ships (LCS) slated to be forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet to replace the…
SECNAV Del Toro Names Two Future Guided-Missile Destroyers (DDG 143) and (DDG 144)
From SECNAV Public Affairs, May 22, 2024 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers, the future USS Richard J. Danzig (DDG 143) and the future USS Michael G….
HASC TACAIR Mark-Up Would Assign Newest Super Hornets to Navy Reserve
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The mark-up of the House Armed Services Committee’s TACAIR and Land Forces subcommittee for the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act would assign the newest F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters to the…
Navy League Congressional Fly-In Makes Successful In-Person Return to Capitol Hill
Navy League members from councils around the country visited the offices of dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as part of the first in-person Congressional Fly-In held since 2019. They came to discuss the needs of the sea…
Navy Expands Suicide Intervention and Mental Health Services; Survivors Say More Must Be Done
“The reason I’m writing this is because I feel you are the only person that can make the changes necessary for others to not suffer the same fate I did,” Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Caserta wrote to his commanding…
Littoral OpTech Workshop Will Examine Operational, Geopolitical Challenges in Baltic Sea
The 2024 Littoral OpTech workshop, an invitation-only event, will be held May 21-22 at the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia, Poland. Participants will listen to a number of speakers and panels exploring the current trends in operational, economic and geo-political environment…
SAIC Advances Scalable Open-Architecture Counter-UAS Systems
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — SAIC’s counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) concepts will be further tested in a June 2024 demonstration, a company official said. The company has two types of CUAS systems deployed and is in…
BlueHalo to Test C-UAS System on Marine Corps JLTV
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — BlueHalo will be testing its LOCUST Laser Weapon System on a U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), the company’s chief executive officer (CEO) said. BlueHalo’ s primary focus is…
