******* ARLINGTON, Va. — President Joe Biden has nominated two Navy rear admirals for the rank of vice admiral and as numbered fleet commanders. In a Jan. 27 announcement, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said that Navy Rear Adm….
UK Frigate Forward-Deployment Programme: Demonstrating value through improved availability
Dr. Lee Willett, London The UK’s forward-deployed frigate programme in the Gulf is demonstrating operational value for the UK, senior Royal Navy (RN) officers told Seapower as HMS Montrose – the Type 23 frigate that was the first ship deployed…
USCGC Mohawk returns home following 46-day Caribbean Sea patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ******* KEY WEST, Fla.— The crew of the USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their home port in Key West, Monday, after a 46-day deployment in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. Mohawk…
TE 2030 to Develop ‘More Offensively Minded’ Marine Infantry
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — Marine infantry force-wide will be firing at moving robotic targets, not just static paper targets, as the Marine Corps continues integration of the new Advanced Rifle Qualification (ARQ) course to meet the requirements of warfighting in…
CH-53K lifts F-35C in external load test
Release from Naval Air Systems Command ******* NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) performed an external load certification lift of an inoperable F-35…
BAE Systems to support Columbia-class submarine effort
Release from BAE Systems ******* BAE Systems won a $71 million competitive contract award to manufacture and deliver U.S. Navy Columbia-class submarine components. This is the second contract award received by BAE Systems for work on the U.S. Navy’s key…
Marine Corps reactivates base on Guam
Release by U.S. Marine Corps ******* ASAN BEACH, GUAM — The U.S. Marine Corps reactivated a new base on Guam in a ceremony, Jan. 26, honoring the long-shared history of the Marine Corps and Guam and establishing a forward presence…
Navy awards contract to buy multi-engine training system aircraft
Release from Naval Air Systems ******* New training aircraft will equip pilots across the services for tomorrow’s battlespace The U.S. Navy announced on Jan. 25 that it awarded Textron Aviation a single, firm-fixed-price contract to develop the T-54A multi-engine training…
National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) Program Achieves Milestone with Steel Cutting of Fourth Ship
Release from Philly Shipyard ******* National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) Program Achieves Milestone with Steel Cutting of Fourth Ship NSMV IV to be delivered to Texas A&M Maritime Academy in 2025 TOTE Services, LLC, (Tote Services) Philly Shipyard, Inc., (Philly…
Fairbanks Morse Defense Awarded Sole-Source Service Contract for LCS Freedom-Class Vessels
Release from Fairbanks Morse Defense ******* BELOIT, Wis. – January 24, 2023 – Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) requirements contract by the U.S. Navy. The agreement makes…
