ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s top officer said Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyers will be the first U.S. Navy ships to be armed with hypersonic missiles. “With respect to our research and development budget, hypersonics is our top priority, so we are working closely…
Cutter Tampa Returns Home after Interdicting More than $94M of Illicit Drugs
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returned to its homeport in Portsmouth after completing a 56-day counter narcotics patrol in the Central Caribbean, April 25, the Coast Guard 5th District said in an April 29 release. The crew of…
Cutter Diligence Returns to Homeport after 59-day Caribbean Sea Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to homeport in Pensacola Thursday after a 59-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 8th District said in an April 29 release. The Diligence crew performed search and rescue,…
Curtiss-Wright Selected by SRC to Provide Flight Recorders for T-6 Aircraft
ASHBURN, Va. – April 28, 2021 – Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division, a supplier of rugged avionics solutions, today announced that it was selected by Scientific Research Corp. (SRC) to provide a version of its Fortress flight recorder system to upgrade the T-6…
Lawmakers Introduce SHIPYARD Act to Support National Defense Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – Several U.S. Senators and Representatives introduced the Supplying Help to Infrastructure in Ports, Yards, and America’s Repair Docks (SHIPYARD) Act of 2021, which would provide $25 billion to make investments needed to optimize, improve, and rebuild shipyard facilities,…
SECDEF Announces Navy Flag Nominations
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Capt. Dennis E. Collins has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Collins is currently serving…
Navy Orders Three SPN-50(V)1 Radars from Saab
STOCKHOLM — Saab has been awarded a second Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for three of its AN/SPN-50(V)1 radar systems for the U.S. Navy’s Shipboard Air Traffic Radar program, the company said in an April 28 release. The order value…
‘Old Tar’ Designation Passes to Master Chief Bill Smalts
The Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) ”Old Tar” designation, honoring the U.S. Navy Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) serving on active duty with the earliest qualification date, has passed to Fleet Master Chief Bill Smalts. Smalts is currently assigned as the…
GA-ASI Participates in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem
AN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) participated in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s (PACFLT) Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem ‘21 (UxS IBP 21), April 21-26, 2021, the company said in an April 28 release. The UxS IBP 21 integrated manned and unmanned capabilities into…
Logos Successfully Tests WAMI Sensor on RQ-21A Blackjack UAV
FAIRFAX, Va. – Logos Technologies LLC has successfully flown its wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor aboard an RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft at a test range in Boardman, Oregon, the company said in a release. The two-week-long test — which included preparatory groundwork in Bingen,…
