WASHINGTON — The waterfront of the U.S. Naval Academy is more frequently being affected by rising sea levels, the academy’s superintendent said. Vice Adm. Sean Buck, testifying March 2 before the House Appropriations Committee’s Defense subcommittee, said that rising sea…
MARMC, Blue Water, USS Gerald R. Ford Partner for UAS Exercise
NORFOLK, Va. — Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) hosted the Blue Water Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Skyways team for an exercise that could impact the way the Navy handles transporting parts for repairs needed aboard forward deployed ships, Chris Wyatt,…
NOAA Begins Transition Exclusively to Electronic Navigation Charts
WASHINGTON — NOAA will begin to implement its sunset plan for paper nautical charts this month, starting with the current paper chart 18665 of Lake Tahoe, the agency announced in a Feb. 26 release. After August, NOAA’s electronic navigational chart will…
Second Navy Squadron Ready for F-35C Transition
ARLINGTON, Va. — The second Navy strike fighter squadron (VFA) slated for transition to the F-35C Lightning II strike fighter has made its last flight in the F/A-18E Super Hornet. The Warhawks of VFA-97, based at Naval Air Station Lemoore,…
Boeing Loyal Wingman Uncrewed Aircraft Completes First Flight
AUSTRALIA — Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully completed the first test flight of the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft, the company said in a March 1 release. The flight of the first military aircraft to be designed…
Fairbanks Morse Delivers Four Common Rail Technology Engines for ESB 6
BELOIT, Wis. — Fairbanks Morse, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, recently delivered four FM 6L48/60CR engines to General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego for Military Sealift Command on the future expeditionary sea base ship USS John L. Canley (ESB 6). The ship…
Navy Orders Four Additional CMV-22B Osprey COD Aircraft
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered four additional CMV-22B Osprey carrier-onboard delivery aircraft, according to a Feb. 26 Defense Department contract announcement. The Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, was awarded a $309.6 contract modification by the…
DoD Adds Two Mark VI Patrol Boats to Ukraine Aid Package
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Defense has added two more modern patrol boats for Ukraine in a new security assistance package. “The Department of Defense announces a new $125 million package for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative that includes…
Admiral Praises Marine Corps’ Last Hornet Carrier Deployment
ARLINGTON, Va.—The last deployment of the F/A-18C Hornet on an aircraft carrier ended last week with the return of the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) from a deployment with Carrier Air Wing 17 on board USS…
Navy Orders 15th Expeditionary Fast Transport from Austal
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA a contract to build the 15th Spear-head-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF). The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Austal a $235 million “undefinitized” contract action modification on Feb. 26, 2021, for the detailed…
