Jennifer Boykin to Retire; Brian Blanchette to Lead Ingalls Shipbuilding From HII, Nov. 6, 2024 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII), the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, announced today that its Board of Directors has…
VAW-123 Sends their Last E-2C Hawkeye to the Boneyard
By Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Public Affairs, Nov. 4, 2024 TUCSON, Ariz. – Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 123 transferred two of their four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the largest aircraft boneyard in the…
SECNAV Announces Service Life Extensions for 3 Cruisers
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Nov. 4, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Department of the Navy plans to operate three Ticonderoga-class (CG 47) cruisers beyond their expected service life: USS Gettysburg (CG 64), USS Chosin (CG 65), and USS Cape St. George…
HII Hosts United Kingdom Defense Leaders at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted United Kingdom defense leaders at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division Tuesday. Madelaine McTernan, chief of defence nuclear at the Ministry of Defence, led the U.K. delegation….
Navy Awards Honeywell $16M Contract for SEWIP Block 2 Antenna Array Panels
From Honeywell CHARLOTTE, N.C., November 4, 2024 – Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has been awarded a $16 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the full build, test, and integration of 25 antenna array panels supporting the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program…
USS The Sullivans Deploys
By U.S. Fleet Forces Public Affairs MAYPORT, Florida — The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) departed Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment, Nov. 2. USS The Sullivans is scheduled for an independent deployment to U.S. 5th fleet…
USS John S. McCain Returns Home from Deployment
From Naval Station Everett, Nov. 1, 2024 EVERETT, Washington – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) returned to Naval Station Everett, Oct. 31, 2024 following an eight-month deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group…
Navy Awards Leonardo DRS $235M Production Contract for AN/SPQ-9B Ship Protection Radar
From Leonardo DRS ARLINGTON, Va., October 31, 2024 ̶ Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today that it was awarded a contract from NAVSEA to produce ship-based air and surface target detection AN/SPQ-9B radars. The contract includes options, if exercised…
Navy to Extend Service Life of DDG 51s
WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Oct. 31 that the Department of the Navy plans to operate 12 Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) Flight I Destroyers beyond their 35-year expected service life. The decision, based upon…
FRCSW Bids Farewell to Its Last Legacy Aircraft
By: Janina Lamoglia, Oct. 31, 2024 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. — Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has been a pillar of naval aviation maintenance since its establishment in 1919. Over the decades, the facility has supported the U.S….
