Jeanerette, La. — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long-Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the U.S. Marine Corps, the company said in a Jan. 25 release. The LRUSV System will usher in…
Austin Sworn In as Secretary of Defense
ARLINGTON, Va.— Retired Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III was sworn in Jan. 22 as secretary of defense at the Pentagon by Washington Headquarters Services Director David Muir after a morning confirmation vote from the Senate. Austin issued the following message to…
Rolls-Royce Secures Navy Research Contract to Develop Innovative Debris Detection Technology
RESTON, Va. — Rolls-Royce has been awarded $1 million of research funding from the U.S. government for digital foreign object debris (FOD) detection technology, the company said in a Jan. 20 release. The year-long research contract from the Navy will help further…
Royal Navy Ready to Deploy a Carrier Strike Group for First Time in a Generation
Adm. Anthony David Radakin, First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, said the upcoming deployment of the HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) carrier strike group exemplifies the Royal Navy’s commitment to global operations. Speaking this week at the Surface Warships 2021…
Raytheon’s Maritime Surveillance Systems Flight-Tested on GA-ASI SeaGuardian for Japan Coast Guard
SAN DIEGO — Japan’s coast guard recently completed successful flight testing of Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) maritime surveillance technologies onboard a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft, the company said in a Jan. 21 release. RI&S provided its SeaVue Expanded Mission Capability (XMC)…
U.S. Coast Guard Commissions 41st Fast Response Cutter
PORTSMOUTH, Va.,— The USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s first Sentinel-class fast response cutter, was commissioned into service at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Jan. 22, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a release. Adm. Karl Shultz, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard,…
USCGC Resolute Completes 42-day Winter Caribbean Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) returned to St. Petersburg, Florida, on Jan. 14, following a 42-day patrol in support of Operation Southeast Watch and others, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a Jan. 21 release. Resolute traveled…
Navy Names Future Vessel to Honor Muscogee Creek Nation
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The U.S. Navy will name a future Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS 10) to honor the self-governed Native American tribe located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the Navy said in a Jan. 15…
GA-ASI Completes UAV ASW Demonstration of Sonobuoy Dispensing and Remote Processing
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) recently completed development and test of the world’s first self-contained anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability for an unmanned aircraft system, the company said in a Jan. 19 release. On Nov. 24, GA-ASI…
US DoD, UK Defence Ministry Sign Accord for Joint Carrier Strike Group Deployment
LONDON and ARLINGTON, Va. — Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller and U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace have cosigned the Joint Declaration for the Carrier Strike Group 2021 deployment. The Joint Declaration enables the deployment of U.S. Marine…
