HONOLULU — As this year’s biennal, multinational Rim of the Pacific naval exercise is drawing to a close, naval experts will gather in Honolulu to conduct the 2022 Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange, or IMSE, essentially punctuating the end of RIMPAC…
Langley Confirmed to Head Africa Command as Four-Star General
WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. Michael Langley has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Marine Corps, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Aug. 1. Langley was nominated to the be commander…
USS Fort Lauderdale Commissioned in Namesake City
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest amphibious transport dock ship, USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), on July 30 in its namesake Florida city, Commander, Naval Surface Forces Public Affairs said July 30. “To the Sailors and Marines…
L3Harris, US Navy to Demo Maritime Autonomous Capabilities at RIMPAC
MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy, will demonstrate how unmanned surface vehicle technologies can provide critical support for traditional maritime forces during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2022, the company said Aug. 1. RIMPAC…
Royal Navy’s New Ship Will be an Autonomy and Lethality Accelerator
PORTSMOUTH, UK — The Royal Navy welcomed the experimental vessel XV Patrick Blackett (X01) on July 29 in a ceremony at Portsmouth, United Kingdom. The Royal Navy refers to the new ship, which has the hull number X01, as an…
Navy Conducts Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials Aboard T-EPF Apalachicola
WASHINGTON — The future expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) is performing a series of planned test events assessing autonomous capabilities integrated into the shipboard configuration, demonstrating that a large ship can become a self-driving platform, Team Ships…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS John Lewis
WASHINGTON — The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) on July 27, Team Ships Public Affairs said July 29. T-AO 205’s delivery follows the completion of…
General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $698M Contract Mod to Overhaul USS Hartford
GROTON, Conn. — General Dynamics Electric Boat announced June 29 it was awarded a modification of the previously awarded U.S. Navy contract for the repair, maintenance and modernization of the submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768). The contract modification has a…
Navy to Commission Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Fort Lauderdale
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will commission its newest amphibious transport dock, the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, July 30, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Defense Department said July 29. The future…
Initial Operating Capability Declared for Unmanned Influence Sweep System
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced July 28 the Unmanned Influence Sweep System, a critical component of the Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, has achieved initial operating capability, or IOC. The Office of…
