From HII, Dec. 7, 2024 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) today christened Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. “Today we celebrate the mighty submarine Arkansas, and…
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Completes First Patrol After Relocating to East Coast
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, Dec. 9, 2024 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Thursday, following a 60-day patrol in the Florida Straits. This marked the cutter’s…
VMFA-251 Reactivated as Marine Corps’ First East Coast-Based F-35C Lightning II Squadron
From the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), reactivated during a ceremony on Thursday aboard Marine Corps Air…
Task Force 51/5-Led Operation Leads to Seizure of Narcotics At Sea
By Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | December 06, 2024 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS — The boarding team discovered and seized 5,316.1 kilograms of hashish, 181.4 kilograms of heroin and 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and, after…
Keel Laid for Future USNS Thurgood Marshall
By Team Ships Strategic Operations, Dec. 5, 2024 SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), a John Lewis-class Replenishment Oiler, was laid during a ceremony on Dec 5 at General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO. The…
VUP-19 First Robotics Specialists Discuss Their Contribution to History
by Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, 6 December 2024 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first crop of Robotics Warfare Specialists (RW) is contributing to the stand-up of their rating as they support MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft worldwide operations. The Robotics Warfare…
RTX’s Raytheon Awarded $590 Million Production Contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band
From RTX Raytheon, Dec. 5, 2024 System plays critical role delivering revolutionary combat capability MCKINNEY, Texas, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $590 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Navy for the Next Generation Jammer…
Northrop Grumman Modernizes LITENING Secure Data Links for US Marine Corps Aircraft
Updated data link is the first to incorporate the BE-CDL waveform, which enables faster communications From Northrop Grumman ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Dec. 5, 2024 –Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by the U.S. Marine Corps to provide…
USS Carney: a Destroyer at War
From Austin Rooney, Dec. 4, 2024 On Oct. 19, 2023, USS Carney (DDG 64) was involved on in the most intense combat engagement by a U.S. Navy warship since WWII. WASHINGTON – October 19, 2023, started out as a routine day…
NPS, NVIDIA Sign New CRADA
From The Naval Postgraduate School ORLANDO, Fla. (NPS) – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and NVIDIA are pleased to announce a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to collaborate on the development of AI-based technologies for learning and real-world…
