WASHINGTON ꟷ The U.S. Marine Corps needs a minimum of 31 amphibious ships and Congress is prepared to force the issue if the Pentagon balks, lawmakers from the House and Senate told members of the Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition…
Houthis Kill Innocent Civilians with Missile Attack
USCENTCOM March 6, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) March 6, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, while transiting the Gulf of Aden….
Marine Commandant Returns to Full Duty Status
March 5, 2024 HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS – The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, has returned to full duty status after recovering from an October 29 cardiac arrest. He resumed his full duties and authorities as the…
VCNO Visits Newport News; Discusses Maintenance, Quality of Service
07 March 2024 WASHINGTON – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, in Virginia, to discuss submarine and aircraft carrier maintenance and Quality of Service in the shipyard, March 5. Kilby began his visit…
Kraken Robotics Signs Cooperative Research & Development Agreement with US Navy for next Generation Synthetic Aperture Sonar Beamforming
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, 04 March 2024 /GLOBE NEWSWIRE/ — Kraken Robotics Inc. announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT). The objective…
Saildrone Launches First Production Surveyor off the Manufacturing Line at Austal USA
MOBILE, Ala., March 6, 2024 — Today, Saildrone announced it has launched the first aluminum Surveyor unmanned surface vehicle (USV) off the Austal USA production line in Mobile, Ala. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Lisa Franchetti was on site…
March 4 and 5 Red Sea Update
USCENTCOM March 5, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – On March 5, between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces shot down one anti-ship ballistic missile and three one-way attack unmanned aerial systems launched from Iranian-backed…
USS McCampbell Returns to Forward Deployment in Japan
By Lt.j.g. Kathryn Cole March 4, 2024 YOKOSUKA, Japan – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) returned to its forward-deployed location of Yokosuka, Japan, to rejoin Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, March 2nd, 2024. “We are excited…
Bollinger Shipyards Hosts Chief of Naval Operations, Asst. Commandant of the Marine Corps, PEO Ships, & U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker
PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 6, 2024 – Earlier this week, Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding Shipyards hosted a delegation of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders at its facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The delegation included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Assistant…
Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(SOC) to Return to Homeport
By Amphibious Squadron 8 Public Affairs STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR – The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the…
