Stanford’s Hacking for Defense Program Helps Drive Rapid Technology Transition from Lab to Fleet From the Office of Naval Research STANFORD, Calif., December 18, 2024 — The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) is revolutionizing maritime technology development through…
Kaine Applauds Senate Passage Of Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Bill
Kaine successfully secured key provisions to support servicemembers and Virginia’s defense community WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chair of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, applauded the…
A Week in the Life of Protecting American Fish and Seafood
From U.S. Coast Guard 5th District, Dec. 18,2024 PHILADELPHIA – One hundred miles off the New Jersey coastline, the waters were vast and seemingly endless. To the untrained eye, it was a serene stretch of blue, a world away from…
For First Time, Australian Submariner Earns US Dolphins
From Lt. Cmdr. Samuel Boyle, Submarine Group 7 Public Affairs, Dec. 17, 2024 YOKOSUKA, Japan— The U.S. Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 12. In a pier-side…
CENTCOM Conducts Precision Airstrike Against Iran-Backed Houthi Facility in Yemen
From U.S. Central Command, Dec. 16, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – On Dec. 16 Yemen time, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a precision airstrike against a key command and control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis within Houthi-controlled territory in Sana’a, Yemen. …
Harry S. Truman Strike Group Enters U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility
From Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs, Dec. 16, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain – The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) entered the U.S. Central command area of responsibility, Dec 14. The carrier strike group consists of the flagship Nimitz-class aircraft…
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Frigate USS Joy Bright Hancock (FFG 69)
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Dec. 16, 2024 NEWPORT, R.I. – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class Guided Missile Frigate, FFG 69, will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, Dec. 16. Secretary Del Toro made…
Skydweller Aero Continues Autonomous Flight Tests with Operational Military Payloads
From Skydweller Aero, Dec. 16, 2024 OKLAHOMA CITY | 16 December 2024 – Skydweller Aero Inc., a global leader in Perpetual Flight® uncrewed solar aircraft (USA), continues its Autonomous Maritime Patrol Aircraft (AMPA) flight tests of the Skydweller unmanned aerial…
Rite-Solutions Receives $13.5 Million Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Task Order
From Rite-Solutions, Dec. 16, 2024 MIDDLETOWN, RI (December 16, 2024)—Rite-Solutions was recently awarded a four-year, $13.5 million task order by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport Undersea Warfare Platform and Payload Integration Department (Code 45). Rite-Solutions will continue supporting…
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. & USS Michael Murphy Return to Pearl Harbor after Deployment
From U.S. Pacific Fleet, Dec. 13, 2024 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returned to their homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 12, after…
