***** 21 December 2023 From Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron Stoner NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Dec. 15, 2023. …
Navy Locates and Recovers Downed Black Hawk in the Mediterranean Sea
***** MEDITERRANEAN SEA – A team of deep ocean salvage experts located and recovered the downed MH-60 Black Hawk that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10. The aircraft was conducting routine training when it experienced an in-flight emergency…
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of First Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Test Asset System
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Dec. 20, 2023 By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., — The U.S. Navy recently accepted delivery of the first Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) Test Asset System,…
BAE Systems Gets $92M Contract to Continue Navy ATC and Landing Systems Support
Release from BAE Systems ***** MCLEAN, Va. – Dec. 20, 2023 – BAE Systems has received a follow-on contract to continue supporting Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems Operations Onboard Navy Ship and Shore Based Sites (AOOSS). The five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity…
Navy Awards RTX $80M to Prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare for Super Hornet
Release from RTX ***** ADVEW will replace legacy systems with a one-box solution GOLETA, Calif., Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The United States Navy awarded Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) Business, an $80 million contract in a down select to prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare,…
USCGC Active Returns Home After Counternarcotics Patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Release from the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 20, 2023 PORT ANGELES, Wash. – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active and crew returned to its home port, Tuesday, after a 57-day patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task…
U.S. Navy Successfully Completes Large Unmanned Surface Vessel Testing Milestone
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Dec. 20, 2023 By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy successfully completed a milestone “no touch” 720-hour continuous power demonstration of a diesel generator for Unmanned Surface…
USS John L. Canley to Be Commissioned in San Diego
Release from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** USS John L. Canley to Be Commissioned in San Diego By Julie Ann Ripley 15 December 2023 SAN DIEGO — The future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) will join…
MSC Reservists Support Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Loadout
***** MSC Reservists Support Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Loadout From Sarah Cannon, Military Sealift Command Pacific UNITED STATES — Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) 114 are conducting cargo operations in Port Hueneme, Calif., overseeing the…
Marine Corps Awards Leidos Contract for Air Defense Radar
Release from Leidos ***** Leidos demonstrated the Marine Expeditionary Long-Range Persistent Surveillance (MELPS) prototype at last year’s Project Convergence 2022 in the San Diego area. Photo: Leidos Huntsville, Ala. (Nov. 27, 2023) – Leidos, a Fortune 500 science and technology company, announced…
