ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has deployed the W76-2 low-yield nuclear warhead in the Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile, the Defense Department confirmed Feb. 4. The deployment was reported in an article posted Jan. 29 on the website of the Federation of…
HII to Acquire Hydroid, Establish Alliance with Kongsberg Maritime
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has entered into an agreement to acquire Hydroid Inc., a provider of advanced marine robotics to the defense and maritime markets and a U.S.-based indirect subsidiary, wholly owned by Kongsberg Maritime, HII announced. …
USS Fitzgerald Returns to Sea After Repairs
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald is underway to conduct comprehensive at-sea testing, marking a significant step in its return to warfighting readiness, Naval Sea Systems Command said Feb. 3. The ship departed Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Pascagoula shipyard to conduct a series of…
Carrier JFK Sailors May Train on Gerald R. Ford
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy may accelerate the training of the crew of the future USS John F. Kennedy on its predecessor, USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s top official said. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas J. Modly, speaking Jan. 29 at the Center for Strategic…
Modly: Navy Needs More ‘Distributed’ Fleet
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s top official was mum on details of the recently completed Integrated Force Structure Assessment (IFSA), but he said the Navy needs a more distributed fleet to counter peer competitors. “There are going to be a lot of…
Cutter Seneca returns from Migrant Interdiction, Counter-Narcotics Patrol
BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned home to Boston on Jan. 28 after a 57-day deployment to the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard 1st District said. During the patrol, Seneca rescued 187 Haitian Migrants, conducted countless hours of training exercises with Coast Guard…
Brainpower Will Yield Advantage in ‘Great Power Competition,’ Navy Leaders Say
TYSONS CORNER, Va. — With strategic adversaries like Russia and China catching up technologically, the United States will need to rely on “intellectual ability” to maintain a competitive military advantage, according to acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly. The technological gap…
Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAV Deploys, Reaching Early Operational Capability
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, with this initial deployment marking the achievement of early operational capability (EOC), the U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a release. Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the…
Marine Squadron Completes F/A-18 Phase-Out
ARLINGTON, Va. — The next U.S. Marine aircraft squadron scheduled for transition to the F-35 Lightning II strike fighter made its last flight in an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter Jan. 23. The flight by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All-Weather) 225 (VMFA(AW)-225), based at Marine Corps…
Coast Guard’s Only Heavy Icebreaker Arrives in Antarctica
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — The 159 crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived Jan. 22 at McMurdo Station, following a 58-day transit from the United States, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a Jan….
