PHILADELPHIA — The newly established partnership between Leonardo and the U.S. Navy on the advanced training of next-generation helicopter pilots grew in December with the U.S. Department of Defense buying an additional 36 TH-73A rotorcraft, with initial spares, for $159.4…
U.S. Navy Ships Interdict Heroin Worth $4 Million in Arabian Sea
MANAMA, Bahrain — Two U.S. Navy ships seized 385 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $4 million from a stateless fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27, Naval Forces Central Command said Dec. 30. U.S. Coast Guard personnel embarked aboard…
Navy Orders 65 Production BQM-177A Aerial Target Drones from Kratos
SAN DIEGO — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. announced Dec. 28 that its division Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems has been awarded a $50.1 million contract modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to exercise an option to procure 65…
U.S. Navy Seizes 1,400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction
MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. 5th Fleet ships seized approximately 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a stateless fishing vessel during a flag verification boarding in accordance with customary international law in the North Arabian Sea, Dec….
16-year-old Sea Cadet Participates in Historic World War II Dive in Pearl Harbor
NEWPORT, Rhode Island – Sixteen-year-old Sea Cadet Petty Officer 3rd Class Jack Dabb, from Battleship New Jersey (BB-62) Division in Camden, New Jersey, attended a Sea Cadet Leadership Training in Newport and had an opportunity to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience…
Advanced Weapons Elevators Completed Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
WASHINGTON — On Dec. 22, the 11th and final advanced weapons elevator aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was turned over to the ship’s crew, according to Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers public affairs. AWEs on this first-of-class aircraft…
Austal Delivers Future USS Canberra to U.S. Navy
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Navy took delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) at Austal USA on Dec. 21, the company announced, the second Independence-variant littoral combat ship Austal delivered to the Navy in 2021. “With two ship…
Biden Permits Defense Production Act to be Used to Strengthen Submarine Industrial Base
On Dec. 21, President Biden signed three determinations permitting the use of the Defense Production Act to strengthen the U.S. submarine industrial base, the Department of Defense announced Dec. 22. The expansion of the authority will allow the U.S. Navy…
Austal USA Awarded Contract for Next Generation Logistics Ship Design Studies
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA was awarded a contract to perform design studies for the U.S. Navy’s next generation logistics ship program Dec. 20, the company announced. This contract requires Austal to develop a new baseline design and perform specific…
MRIC Live Fire Tests Deemed a Success, Marine Corps Says
The U.S. Marine Corps’ Medium Range Intercept Capability prototype, developed as part of a mid-tier acquisition rapid prototyping effort, successfully engaged targets Dec. 16, 2021, at White Sands Missile Range, the Corps announced. This first round of tests is part…
