SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier repatriated 12 migrants from an interdicted illegal voyage and transferred two men, who were rescued in a separate case, to a Dominican Republic navy vessel Monday near Punta Cana,…
Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Bigger Fleet Needed to Check China, But Budget Growth Unlikely
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will have to significantly increase the size of the fleet in coming decades to deter China from a risky escalation of the great power competition, the Defense Department’s top uniformed officer says. “We’re maritime nation,”…
GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Static Testing on MQ-9B SkyGuardian Wing Structure
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. recently completed full-scale static (FSS) testing on the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) wing after three months of extensive testing, the company said in a Dec. 7 release. MQ-9B variants include SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian RPA produced…
USS Ralph Johnson Conducts Maritime Interdiction in North Arabian Sea
NORTH ARABIAN SEA — The guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), deployed to U.S. Fifth Fleet and operating in support of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted a shipment of more than 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) of suspected narcotics…
USS Sioux City Completes Drug-Interdiction, Disaster Relief Deployment
MAYPORT, Florida – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned to Mayport, Florida, Dec. 4, following its deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, the Fleet said in a release. Sioux City, along with…
Oshkosh Defense Receives $911 Million Order for JLTVs
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Oshkosh Defense LLC, an Oshkosh Corp. company, announced in a Dec. 1 release that the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal has placed an order for 2,738 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), 1,001 companion trailers, and associated…
Adm. Aquilino Nominated to Head U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
ARLINGTON, Va. — Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller has announced that President Donald Trump has nominated Adm. John C. Aquilino for reappointment to the rank of admiral, and assignment as commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, according…
NAVAIR Commander: With Readiness Improved, a Shift to High-End Lethality
ARLINGTON, Va.— With the Navy and Marine Corps aircraft readiness in much better shape than recently of note, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is changing focus to improving the warfighting capabilities of its aircraft for a high-end fight. “We’re…
NAVSEA Commander: Evolutionary Approach to Ship Design More Successful
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s experience with fielding new warships in the last two decades has shown that an evolutionary approach to ship design is more likely to succeed than a revolutionary approach, the commander of Naval Sea Systems Command…
Coast Guard Cutter to Deploy to U.S. 5th Fleet; Escort New FRCs to Bahrain
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard plans to deploy one of its Bertholf-class national security cutters (NSCs) to the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of responsibility to escort some new fast response cutters for basing in the Persian Gulf, the Coast Guard Commandant…
