By: Irv Cuevas The Corona del Mar based Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal (WPB 87335) received a new commanding officer during a change-of-command ceremony Thursday June 15. The Narwhal is sponsored by the Newport Beach Navy League Council. Lt. Dustin Miller,…
Navy to Christen Submarine Iowa
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** JUNE 16, 2023 The Navy will christen one of its newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, June 17, 2023, General Dynamics…
GDIT Awarded $383 Million U.S. Navy Training Support Services Contract
Release from General Dynamics ***** June 13, 2023 Company will train over 100,000 U.S. and allied sailors globally FALLS CHURCH, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that it was awarded…
USS PORTER RETURNS FROM DEPLOYMENT
16 June 2023 NORFOLK, Va. — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, June 16, 2023, following a four-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations….
BALTOPS 23 concludes in Kiel, Germany
Release from U.S. Sixth Fleet & Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Public Affairs ***** June 16, 2023 KIEL, Germany – Nineteen NATO Allies and one NATO partner nation, Sweden, concluded the 52nd iteration of exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) in…
Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office Approved in HASC Chairman’s NDAA Mark
***** ARLINGTON, Va.— A rapid capabilities office for U.S. naval aviation is included in the chairman’s mark for the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in order to speed up development and delivery of critical technologies and systems to naval aviation…
Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Flying Test Bed Demonstrates Targeting Capability During Northern Edge 2023
Release from Northrop Grumman ***** Triton integral in joint force exercise focused on data collection and dissemination ahead of initial operational capability this year SAN DIEGO – June 15, 2023 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) MQ-4C Triton flying test…
BALTOPS 23: A Testbed for New Technology
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Europe Public Affairs ***** 15 June 2023 From U.S. Naval Forces Europe Public Affairs PUTLOS, Germany – As in previous years, U.S. Sixth Fleet is partnering with the U.S. Naval research enterprise to bring the…
Teledyne FLIR: Autonomous operations and lean crewing set to drive a greater reliance on thermal cameras in maritime sector
***** UK, 15 June 2023, Teledyne FLIR is predicting an increase in the use of thermal and visual cameras in the maritime sector as the growth of autonomous vessels and leaner crewing gathers pace. With technological advances, autonomous shipping is set…
