NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – As the entire Department of Defense modernizes technology to enable commands, warfighters and autonomous systems to communicate with each other under the most trying of circumstances, significant questions remain. “We’re really about closing capability gaps and…
Newport News Shipbuilding Part of 4th Industrial Revolution
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The advances in shipbuilding technology and investments in facilities, training and tools is helping Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) — a Huntington Ingalls Industries (Booth 1323) sector — keep up with the demands of the present and…
Gilday: Large Scale Exercise 2021 Will Provide ‘Path to the Future’ for U.S. Navy
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy’s massive Large Scale Exercise 2021 kicks off this week and the sea service’s top officer said Monday the exercise represents a “path to the future” for the service. It’s the “biggest exercise we’ve done…
Navy Conducts First MQ-4C Triton Test Flight with Multi-Intelligence Upgrade
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, beginning the next phase of the unmanned aircraft’s development, the Naval Air…
USS Independence First LCS to Be Decommissioned
SAN DIEGO — The crew of USS Independence (LCS 2), the lead ship of the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, recognized more than a decade of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, July 29, commander, Littoral…
Lockheed Martin’s HELIOS Shipboard Laser Being Tested at Wallops Island
ARLINGTON, Va. — The shipboard laser weapon system built for the U. S. Navy by Lockheed Martin is being tested at Wallops Island, Virginia, a company official said. The first High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance, or HELIOS, was delivered to…
Future Maritime Center of Excellence to Transform Coast Guard Academy Waterfront
NEW LONDON, Conn. — A more than $23 million project is now underway at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that will transform the waterfront area of the 90-year-old campus, the academy’s public affairs office said in a July 29 release. The future…
Navy Christens Future USS Hyman G. Rickover
GROTON, Connecticut – The Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine, future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), was christened during a ceremony at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Connecticut, July 31, the U.S. Navy said in a release….
Navy Charges Crew Member for Bonhomme Richard Fire
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has brought charges against a Sailor who was a crew member of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard for starting the fire that resulted in the devastation of the ship, the U.S. 3rd…
Lockheed Martin Delivers 100th SEWIP 2, Starts Deliveries of SEWIP Lite to Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lockheed Martin’s deliveries of electronic warfare capabilities to U.S. Navy now include Surface Warfare Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Lite as deliveries of (SEWIP) Block 2 reaches 100, a company official said. SEWIP Lite is a scaled…
