WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has announced the newest towing, salvage and rescue ship will be named Cherokee Nation in honor of the service and contributions the Cherokee people have made to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps,…
Marine Corps Awards BAE Systems Contract to Develop ACV Mission Variants
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop two variants of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and manufacture one of them. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded “a not-to-exceed [$67 million] modification for…
JLTV Approved for Full-Rate Production for Marine Corps, Army
WASHINGTON — Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, on June 20 approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program’s transition into full-rate production, the Army Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat…
Missile That Brought Down Navy Global Hawk UAV Shot From Iranian Surface-to-Air System
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy RQ-4A Block 10 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shot down June 19 by Iranian forces was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile of indigenous Iranian design and manufacture. The Global Hawk was downed by…
Sea Service Panel Gets Serious in Talk on Budget, Climate Change
NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard panelists that participated in the Sea Service Update panel June 20 at the Navy League National Convention prepared remarks focused on a multitude of recent document releases such as…
Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Daniel Inouye
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S Navy will christen its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), during a 10 a.m. ceremony June 22, in Bath, Maine, the Defense Department announced. The future USS Daniel…
Upgraded RAM Missile Ready for U.S. Navy
PARIS — The U.S. Navy successfully completed a series of guided flight tests for Raytheon Co.’s Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2A short-range, surface-to-air missile, the company said in a release. Testing occurred at Naval Air Warfare Center in China…
Littoral Combat Ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul Is Christened, Launched
MARINETTE, Wis. — The Lockheed Martin-led shipbuilding team launched Littoral Combat Ship 21, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, into the Menominee River at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard on June 15. Ship sponsor Jodi J. Greene, deputy U.S. Navy undersecretary…
World War II-Era Mines Cleared During BALTOPS 2019
TODENDORF, Germany — German, Norwegian, Danish and U.S. Navy Sailors from the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise Mine Warfare Task Group came together to clear three World War II-era air-laid mines in the Baltic Sea on June 14, the Naval Surface…
U.S. Coast Guard Announces Homeport of Polar Security Cutter
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced that Seattle will be the home of the service’s new polar security cutters. “The Pacific Northwest has been the home of our icebreaking fleet since 1976, and I am confident that the Seattle…
