THE WOODLANDS, Texas — MIND Technology Inc. has completed a successful demonstration of its Sea Serpent low-cost antisubmarine warfare system as a part of the U.S. Navy’s Coastal Trident 2022 exercise, the company said Sept. 27. For the demonstration the…
Russian, Chinese Naval Ships Operate Near the Aleutians
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea encountered a People’s Republic of China Guided Missile Cruiser, Renhai CG 101, sailing approximately 75 nautical miles north of Kiska Island,…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Cooperstown
WASHINGTON — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, Sept. 20, PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants Public Affairs said in a release. The ship is the 12th…
USS Hué City Decommissioned After 31 Years of Service
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — With plank owners, former crew members and veterans of the Battle of Hué in attendance, the crew of USS Hué City (CG 66) decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, ceremony on Sept. 23,…
CNO, Commander of Belgian Navy Discuss Increasing Capabilities and Capacity
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with the Commander of the Belgian Navy Rear Adm. Jan de Beurme at the Pentagon for an office call on Sept. 23, the CNO’s Public Affairs office said in a…
USCGC Tahoma Returns to New Homeport after 66-day Patrol
Newport, R.I. — The crew of the USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) returned to their new homeport Sept. 19 after a 66-day patrol in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a release. …
Rite-Solutions Receives $77M Cybersecurity Contract from U.S. Navy
Middletown, R.I. — Rite-Solutions was awarded a $77 million, five-year contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division under the Department of the Navy, the company said Sept. 26. The company will support the Strategic and Computing Systems Department,…
SECDEF Announces Flag Nomination
Arlington, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Sept. 23 that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, and assignment as military deputy commander,…
Analyst: Unmanned Systems Developers Need to Create Platforms That Allow Human Interaction
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The developers of unmanned systems must do more to create platforms that can operate in the “messy middle” between being totally autonomous and being controlled remotely by humans, with some autonomy but also some ability for humans…
Cruiser USS Anzio Decommissioned After 30 Years of service
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — With plank owners, former crew members, and families of the Battle of Anzio veterans looking on, USS Anzio (CG 68) crew decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk ceremony Sept. 22, Naval Surface Force Public…
