First phase will define the seaplane’s design and capabilities Release from Defense Research Projects Agency ******* Two teams — General Atomics working with Maritime Applied Physics Corporation and Aurora Flight Sciences working with Gibbs & Cox and ReconCraft — will…
GA-ASI FLIGHT TESTS LEO SATCOM ON MQ-9A
Release from GA-ASI ******* Capability Provides Global Coverage That Enables Operations Anywhere in the World SAN DIEGO – 02 February 2023 – On Dec. 22, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Air National Guard (ANG), with joint…
BAE Systems part of contract award supporting CANES program
Release from BAE Systems ******* BAE Systems part of contract award supporting CANES program MCLEAN, Va. – Feb. 2, 2023 – BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) for the Consolidated Afloat…
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Takes First Maritime Flight Aboard USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5)
Release from Textron Systems ******* “Having an unmanned aircraft system operational aboard the ship acting as a remote sensor contributes to overall maritime domain awareness and mission success,” said Wayne Prender, Senior Vice President, Air Systems. “The Aerosonde system is…
Navy Is Sustaining 10 Operational MQ-8C Fire Scout UAVs; Rest in Storage
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is operating and sustaining 10 MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), having place the rest in storage, from which the service can easily restore them to service. The Navy also has retired…
RMC Appoints Retired Four-Star Navy Admiral James Foggo III as Board Chair
Release from RMC ******* Appointment reflects firm’s growth trajectory in defense and commercial markets ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 31, 2023 — RMC, the leader in Mission Assurance, Risk Management and Industrial Cybersecurity solutions, today announced the appointment of Admiral James…
U.S., International Forces Seize Illegal Drugs in Gulf of Oman
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ******* By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | January 31, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard vessel seized illegal drugs worth a total estimated U.S. street value of…
MQ-4C Triton anti-ice testing underway at Pax River
Release from Naval Air Systems Command ******* Published: Jan 26, 2023 Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. — The MQ-4C Triton test team conducted the first flight to assess the unmanned aircraft system’s ability to fly with wing ice…
U.S. Navy Showcases Operational Readiness, Flexibility in Exercise with Israel
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs January 29, 2023 ******* MEDITERRANEAN SEA — U.S. naval forces participated in the largest-ever bilateral exercise between the United States and Israel last week, which culminated in a visit to aircraft…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Carl Levin
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ******* Jan. 26, 2023 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Carl Levin By Team Ships Public Affairs Bath, Maine – The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin…
