The House Armed Services Committee chairman downplayed the partisan differences over the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization but said the “biggest threat” to adequate defense funding was the failure to reach agreement on lifting punishing spending caps. Although the chairman’s…
Coast Guard Commissions New Fast-Response Cutter in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) was commissioned into service June 8 during a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The…
Navy Reduces Planned F/A-18C+ Hornet Conversions
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has reduced the number of F/A-18C Hornet strike fighters it is modernizing to the F/A-18C+ configuration from 25 to 19, only enough to field one squadron for the U.S. Marine Corps, according to Michael…
HASC Subcommittee Budget Markups Bar USS Truman’s Early Retirement, Provide 3.1% Pay Raise, Fund Third Virginia-Class Sub
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) took initial steps June 4-5 toward passing a fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization, with the HASC’s six subcommittees approving the “chairmen’s marks.” But a partisan dispute broke out over the Strategic Forces panel’s language…
Navy Orders 34 ScanEagle UAVs for Partner Nations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract for 34 ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles for four partner nations adjacent to the South China Sea. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $47.9 million contract on May 31 to…
Queen Elizabeth Closer to Operations With Transatlantic Training
LONDON — HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s future flagship, will deploy in late summer for the eastern seaboard of the United States, including a port visit in the Washington, D.C., area, where she will host the Atlantic Future Forum, the U.K….
Coast Guard Repatriates 12 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 12 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Navy patrol vessel June 2 following the at-sea interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage May 30 in the Mona Passage, the Coast Guard 7th District…
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Becomes NAVWARSYSCOM
SAN DIEGO — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has changed its name to Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), reinforcing its commitment to outpacing adversaries in information warfare, the command said in a release. Chief of Naval Operations Adm….
Navy Orders Reaper ISR Services for Marine Corps
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services though use of Group 5 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to a May 30 Defense…
USS Pittsburgh Arrives in Bremerton for Decommissioning
BREMERTON, Wash. — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) arrived on May 28 at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington, to start the inactivation and decommissioning process, commander, Submarine Group 9 said in a release. Under the command of Cmdr….
