Release from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia ***** SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a subject matter exchange with boating safety and customs counterparts in Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on March 21, 2023,…
Raytheon Technologies awarded $320 million for StormBreaker smart weapon
Release from Raytheon Technologies ***** TUCSON, Ariz., (March 23, 2023) — The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Technologies a $320 million contract to produce and deliver 1500 StormBreaker® smart weapons, which are air-to-surface, network enabled weapons that can engage moving…
NIWC Atlantic Provides IT Solutions to the USNS Comfort
Release from Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. ***** CHARLESTON, S.C. — Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic employees toured the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), one of only two hospital ships, in early March to gain better insight of the information…
PEO Ships and NSWC Philadelphia Mark Major Milestone with the Next Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer (DDG(X)) Land Based Test Site
Release from Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division ***** By Gary Ell Philadelphia – Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) marked a major milestone with the new DDG(X) Land Based Test Site (LBTS)…
Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contract to Provide U.S. Marine Corps with Expeditionary Network Communications Technology
Release from Curtiss-Wright ***** DAVIDSON, N.C. – March 23, 2023 – Curtiss-Wright Corporation, (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has been awarded a follow-on contract by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to provide small form factor network router and switch modules…
Second New England-based Fast Response Cutter to be commissioned in Boston
Release from Coast Guard 1st District ***** BOSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151) is scheduled to be commissioned during a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Boston March 30. The Coast Guard’s newest cutter was accepted by the…
Two-Carrier Buy for Navy Beats Inflation, Suppliers Say
***** WASHINGTON — Building two aircraft carriers in a single procurement is economical for the Navy not only in terms of economic order quantities but also in mitigating the effects of inflation. Rick Giannini, chairman of the Aircraft Carrier Industrial…
Ashland Completes Forward Deployment to Sasebo
Release from Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Public Affairs ***** From By Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Degarmo, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Public Affairs Officer SASEBO, Japan — The dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed Sasebo March 22, 2023 for its…
Rolls-Royce awarded second contract to supply mtu generator sets for U.S. Navy frigate program
Release from mtu ***** mtu Series 4000 marine gensets to be manufactured in the US; adding facility upgrades, additional jobs at two production locations Seamless transfer of state-of-the-art naval genset technology from Germany to US The Power Systems division…
Flag Officer Announcements
Release from U.S. Department of Defense ***** Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Rear Adm. Daniel L. Cheever for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, and assignment…
