NEW DELHI, INDIA — Boeing is continuing to expand the Indian navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance antisubmarine warfare capabilities with the delivery of the country’s 10th P-8I. The patrol aircraft is an integral part of the Indian navy’s fleet and has…
SECNAV Nominee Calls Chinese Adventurism His Main Threat Concern
ARLINGTON, Va. — Former U.S. Navy surface warfare officer Carlos Del Toro, the Biden administration’s choice to be the next secretary of the Navy, told a Senate hearing July 13 that he will be “exclusively focused on the China threat.” At…
AeroVironment Selected by USSOCOM for ISR Services Under Mid-Endurance UAS IV Program
ARLINGTON, Va., July 13, 2021 – AeroVironment Inc. was awarded a competitive task order valued at approximately $22 million on May 21 from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for ISR services using JUMP 20 medium unmanned aircraft systems (MEUAS) at an undisclosed customer location, the company said in a…
Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 Comes to a Close in Black Sea
The U.S. and Ukrainian navies wrapped up Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 July 10 in the Black Sea region. “We’ve had the largest Sea Breeze since we began over 20 years ago,” said Capt. Stuart Bauman, the Sea Breeze 21 exercise…
Coast Guard Offloads $15 million in Seized Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos crew offloaded nearly $15 million in seized cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers at Coast Guard Base San Juan Monday, following the interdiction of a go-fast vessel in Mona Passage…
General Atomics Continues On-Time Delivery of EMALS, AAG for CVN 79, CVN 80
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced July 12 it continues on-time delivery of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for installation on the future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers USS John F Kennedy (CVN 79) and USS…
U.S., U.K., Dutch Naval Forces Conduct Joint Exercise in Gulf of Aden
GULF OF ADEN — The Queen Elizabeth (U.K.) and Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups (CSG), alongside the Iwo Jima amphibious ready group (ARG), conducted a large-scale joint interoperability exercise in the Gulf of Aden, July 12, Task Force 50 Public Affairs…
Bollinger Christens Ocean Transport Barge Holland to Support Columbia SSBN Construction for General Dynamics Electric Boat
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC on Saturday, July 10, christened the Holland, an ocean transport barge for General Dynamics Electric Boat, Bollinger said in a release. The Holland will support the construction and maintenance of the United States’ Columbia-class…
Coast Guard Repatriates 23 Migrants to Cuba
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 23 Cubans to Cuba Saturday following an interdiction approximately 15 miles south of Big Pine Key and a search and rescue mission off the coast of Key West, the Coast Guard…
Navy Details 2022 Ship Retirement Schedule
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has determined its planned ship retirement schedule for fiscal 2022. The list includes 22 ships, including 15 battle force ships. In a July 2 administrative message, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations…
