WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced Dec. 13 that a future America-class amphibious assault ship will be named USS Fallujah (LHA 9). The future USS Fallujah will commemorate the First and Second Battles of Fallujah,…
HII Hosts Marine Corps Commandant at Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted Gen. David H. Berger, the 38th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, on Dec. 12, the company said in a release. Berger met with Ingalls leadership and toured the shipyard, including two…
The Netherlands Selects KONGSBERG’s Naval Strike Missile for Frigates
KONGSBERG, Norway — Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has entered into a contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to supply the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for their fleet of Air Defence & Command Frigates, the company said in a…
U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems $294 Million Contract for USS Kearsarge Modernization
NORFOLK, Va. — BAE Systems has received a $294.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform more than 20 months of maintenance and modernization work on the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the company said…
Boeing Selects Lufthansa Technik to Support New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon Fleet
BERLIN — Boeing has awarded Lufthansa Technik a contract for sustainment services within its support of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) future fleet of four P-8A aircraft that will leverage commercial capabilities to improve readiness rates, Boeing announced…
U.S., Iraq, Kuwait Conduct 2nd Joint Patrol in Arabian Gulf
MANAMA, Bahrain — Maritime forces from Iraq, Kuwait and the United States completed a joint patrol in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 11, representing the second time in four months the three nations sailed together to promote regional maritime security, Commander…
HM-14 Squadron Makes its Final Flight in MH-53E Helicopter
NORFOLK, Va. — The World-Famous Vanguard of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Fourteen (HM-14) flew the final flight of the squadron in Norfolk, Virginia, on Dec. 8, said the squadron’s commanding officer, Cdr. Nicklaus Smith, in a release. After nearly 45 years of…
USNS Comfort Completes Continuing Promise 2022 Stop in the Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its fourth mission stop of Continuing Promise 2022 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dec. 6, 2022, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sophia Simons of the U.S….
Saab Receives US Navy Readiness Support Tasking for Littoral Combat Ships
STERLING, Va. — The Naval Surface Warfare Center – Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) awarded Saab Inc. (Saab) two new tasks via modifications awarded Sept. 26 and 29, 2022, to provide readiness support to the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)…
Textron Systems Delivers Its Cottonmouth Purpose-Built Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle to Marine Corps
HUNT VALLEY, Md. — Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced Dec. 8 the delivery of Cottonmouth, a vehicle purpose-built for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program. The hand-off of the prototype vehicle occurred Dec. 1,…
