From HII MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division has successfully built and delivered two REMUS 620 uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for enhanced high-resolution ocean…
SECNAV Del Toro Attends USNS Lansing Keel Laying at Austal Shipyard
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 6 September 2024 MOBILE, Ala. (Sept. 6, 2024) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro attended the keel laying ceremony for USNS Lansing (EPF 16) alongside ship sponsor Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Mobile, Alabama,…
US Marine Corps Orders L3Harris Multi-Channel Radios Under 10-Year IDIQ
From L3Harris, Aug 28, 2024 ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2024 — L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received a new order from the U.S. Marine Corps for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems worth more than $120 million, bringing program orders to date…
QinetiQ US Awarded Contract to Support Delivery of Hardware on CVN 81
From QinetiQ, Sept. 5, 2024 MCLEAN, Va., — QinetiQ US announces that it has received a contract from General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in San Diego, California to deliver control hardware and software for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)…
Austal USA Launches 15th EPF, USNS Point Loma
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA launched USNS Point Loma (EPF 15) at the company’s state-of-the-art ship building facility in Mobile, Ala. today. The U.S. Navy’s 15th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), christened in the beginning of August, is now docked pier…
Navy Honors Capt. Thomas G. Kelley at Keel Plate Signing
By Team Ships Public Affairs, Aug.30, 2024 The U.S. Navy celebrated the keel plate signing for one of the Navy’s future Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyers at an event hosted at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on Aug. 30. …
Keel Laid for Future USS William Charette
By Team Ships Strategic Operations, Aug. 29, 2024 Bath, Maine – The keel for the future USS William Charette (DDG 130), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 29 at General Dynamic Bath Iron Works…
Sept 3 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, Sept. 3, 2024 TAMPA, Fla – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi missile system in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined this system presented an imminent threat to U.S….
Senior Navy Leader Visits Indo-Pacific for AUKUS, Strengthens Interoperability from Under Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Sept. 4, 2024 PERTH, Australia – Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Tom Mancinelli traveled to Perth, Australia, Sept. 1-3, to meet with partner navies, government officials, and military leaders to discuss their shared commitment to…
Austal USA Starts Construction of Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter
From Austal USA, Aug. 29, 2024 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated the start of construction on the first U.S. Coast Guard Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) to be built at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility today. Pickering…
