By Team Ships Public Affairs, May 31, 2024 NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Navy took delivery of the latest Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 109 from Textron Systems, May 29. This new addition to the…
USS Shoup Changes Command from Commander to Captain
By Lt. Travis Weger, 23 May 2024 YOKOSUKA, Japan – Capt. Holman Agard relieved Cmdr. Dale Tourtelotte as commanding officer of the the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) May 23, during a change of command ceremony in…
BAE Systems to Develop Next-Generation Airborne Decoy Countermeasure
From BAE Systems NASHUA, N.H. – May 15, 2024 – BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Navy to develop Dual Band Decoy (DBD), one of the most advanced radio frequency (RF) countermeasures in the world. DBD is a…
May 30 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, May 30, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between approximately 3:15 and 5 p.m. (Sanaa time) on May 30, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed eight uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) in Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen and over…
Marine Corps Launches Talent Acquisition Pilot for Cyber, Signals Intel
QUANTICO, Va. — Manpower and Reserve Affairs announced the Marine Corps Talent Acquisition Pilot (MCTAP) program today, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at identifying and recruiting highly skilled individuals to fill critical roles within the active and reserve components of the…
Winds Damage Navy TH-73 Training Helicopters at Whiting Field
By Richard Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — A strong wind that swept through Naval Air Station Whiting Field caused damage more than three dozen new TH-73 Thrasher training helicopters earlier this month, according to a Navy spokesman. The following…
Kratos Defense Celebrates 200th Launch of BQM-177A in Support of U.S. Navy Exercises
May 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. , a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets and provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, announced that on Tuesday, April 2, the Kratos BQM-177A…
Cubic Awarded NAVAIR Contract to Provide Secure Live Virtual and Constructive Advanced Training Environment (SLATE)
From Cubic Defense, 29 May 2024 SAN DIEGO – Cubic Defense, the world’s leading provider of advanced air combat training, is awarded a contract modification with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide engineering support services for a demonstration in Guam,…
29 May Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command, May 29, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 8:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) May 28, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two missile launchers in an Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. Separately, at approximately 11:30 p.m. (Sanaa time)…
F-35B Crashes in New Mexico En Route Test Assignment
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — An F-35B Lightning II strike fighter crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on May 28. The pilot ejected and was hospitalized with serious injuries. The Marine…
