General Dynamics Mission Systems recently introduced its new Badger software-defined radio at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Symposium in National Harbor, Maryland. The Badger is based on the company’s established AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radio (DMR) providing secure communications aboard U.S. Navy…
HII Celebrates Ceremonial First Cut of Steel for the Aircraft Carrier Doris Miller
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted a ceremonial event Aug. 25 at its Newport News Shipbuilding division that marked the first construction milestone in the life of the aircraft carrier Doris Miller (CVN 81), the company said in a release. …
Strike Groups with Fifth-Generation Fighters Demonstrate Interoperability, Interchangeability
A multinational task force is operating together as part of Large Scale Global Exercise 2021 (LSGE 21) in the Pacific. The U.K. Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG 21) and U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group 7 (ESG 7) are conducting multinational advanced…
BAE Systems Unveils World’s Smallest M-Code Military GPS Receiver
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Aug. 25, 2021 — BAE Systems Inc. unveiled its ultra-small MicroGRAM-M global positioning system (GPS) receiver compatible with next-generation M-Code military GPS signals that are resistant to jamming and spoofing, the company said in an Aug. 25 release. About the…
HII Technical Solutions Division Announces New Business Groups
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced on Aug. 25 new business groups within its Technical Solutions division, on the heels of the successful acquisition of Alion Science and Technology. The new business groups include: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Continue to Support Haiti
MIAMI — The Coast Guard, USAID, U.S. Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Haiti continue to have unity of effort and respond to critically injured Haitian citizens, Aug. 24, by transporting them to a higher level of care in Port au…
NAVCENT Stands Up Task Force Supporting Afghanistan Evacuation
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN — A U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) task force established Aug. 19 is temporarily assisting the safe evacuation of personnel from Afghanistan, the command said in an Aug. 24 release. More than 700 U.S. military…
Pentagon: FDA Vaccine Approval Opens Way for Mandatory Military Vaccinations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine paves the way for the Defense Department to require all military personnel to be vaccinated against the coronavirus strain, officials say. Because the three available anti-COVID…
USS Billings and USNS Burlington Support Haiti Relief
CARIBBEAN SEA — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) and USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10), a spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, operated by Military Sealift Command are supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations off the coast Haiti, Aug….
Joint Force Command Norfolk, U.S. 2nd Fleet Change of Command
NORFOLK, Va. — Joint Force Command Norfolk and U.S. 2nd Fleet held a change of command ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 20, the fleet said in an Aug. 22 release. Vice Adm….
