NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2020 is the largest and most inclusive graduating class and includes the largest number of female graduates in the institution’s history, the academy said in a May 21 release. They…
BAE to Install Infrared Countermeasures on Marine KC-130J Aircraft
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ KC-130J Super Hercules tanker/transport aircraft is getting an infrared countermeasures system at last. The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Aircraft Prototyping Systems Division has awarded BAE Systems a prime position on…
Navy Issues 100-Meter Standoff Warning in Central Command AOR
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has issued a formal notice that it is setting a standoff distance of 100 meters for other ships approaching its vessels — and the sea service is warning armed adversaries that it could consider crossing that line as a threat. In a May 20 “notice to mariners” broadcast to shipping, the Navy said…
More Returning Theodore Roosevelt Sailors Test Positive for COVID-19
Note: This post was updated May 19, 2020 at 6 p.m. ARLINGTON, Va. — Despite 14 crewmembers testing positive for COVID-19 a second time, the virus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is running a pier-side simulation to prepare for eventual…
Decrypted iPhones Reveal al-Qaida Link to NAS Pensacola Shooter
ARLINGTON, Va. — Information gleaned from the iPhones of a Saudi gunman who killed three Sailors and wounded eight others at a Florida naval base last December links him to an al-Qaida affiliate, FBI and Justice Department officials disclosed on…
Navy Awards General Atomics Sustainment Contract for Ford-Class Launch, Landing Systems
SAN DIEGO — Naval Air Systems Command has awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract for engineering and logistics sustainment of Gerald R. Ford-class Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) systems, the company announced May 18. General Atomics will provide engineering, technical, configuration management and…
Navy Looking at Options for New Training Jet
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S Navy has issued request for information (RFI) to the defense industry, looking at options for a new training jet that could possibly complement or replace the current Boeing T-45C Goshawk starting in 2028. The RFI, posted May 14, is exploring options for…
USS Roosevelt Arrives at New Homeport for Duty in 6th Fleet
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt has arrived at its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a May 18 release. The destroyer arrived May 16 after participating in a regional patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. The…
Signature Reduction Needed by SEALs, Marine Raiders, Leaders Say
ARLINGTON, Va. — A major factor in the power of special operations forces (SOF) — stealth — is becoming increasingly threatened by advances in sensors and other capabilities of adversaries and needs to be protected by additional measures, SOF leaders…
Despite Isolation, Five Returning Roosevelt Sailors Test Positive for Virus
ARLINGTON, Va. — Five more Sailors from the sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19, despite 14 days in isolation on Guam, according to the U.S. Navy. The five, who previously tested COVID positive and were…
