SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — StandardAero has been selected as the U.S. Navy’s primary engine depot for support of the CFM56-7 engines used on the P-8A aircraft, the company announced in an Oct. 24 release. This is the second straight year StandardAero…
Port Hueneme SeaSparrow Launcher, Platform Being Upgraded for Future ISEA Work
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Work has commenced on the refurbishment and modification of the NATO SeaSparrow Missile System (NSSMS) platform and Mk132 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) located at the Surface Warfare Engineering Facility aboard Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port…
Coast Guard Responds to Vessel Collision Near California-Mexico Maritime Border
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured person via helicopter and rescued 17 passengers after a vessel collision near the maritime boundary line, the 11th Coast Guard District said in an Oct. 27 release. The crew of the…
Coast Guard Signs for Newest Fast Response Cutter
MIAMI — The Coast Guard signed for the newest Coast Guard Fast-Response Cutter, Terrell Horne, Thursday during a signing ceremony in Key West, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said in an Oct. 26 release. Lt. John Beal, commanding officer…
Navy Awards Next-Generation Jammer Low Band Contracts
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy awarded Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET) contracts Oct. 25, valued at approximately $36 million each to L3 Technologies Communications Systems West and Northrop Grumman Corp. Mission Systems in support…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Critical to Successful Intercept Test for SM-3 Block IIA Missile
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion systems supported a key intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 Block IIA guided missile, the company said in an Oct. 26 release. During the FTM-45 flight test, conducted by the U.S. Navy and Missile…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Returns Home After Seizing Approximately $27 Million of Cocaine
PENSACOLA, Fla. ― Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless is scheduled to return home to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, Oct. 27 following a 54-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 8th District said in an Oct. 27 release….
Dunford Encouraged by Afghan Security Forces in Latest Afghanistan Strategy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The nation’s top military officer argued that the U.S. military role in Afghanistan was necessary to protect the U.S. homeland from violent extremists and that the strategy was working in the sense that Afghan security forces were…
Terma, Chemring Team Up for Step Change in Antiship Missile Defense
PARIS — Terma A/S, as a market leader in ship defensive systems, and Chemring Countermeasures, as a world leader in 130 mm naval countermeasures, have teamed up to develop a complete soft-kill solution for surface unit defense, the companies said…
French Navy’s Surface Fleet Now Equipped with RIFAN 2 Secure Intranet System
PARIS — More than 60 vessels in the French Navy are now equipped with the Réseau Intranet de la Force Aéronavale étape 2 (RIFAN 2) system, ranging from aircraft carriers and front-line frigates to support ships, patrol craft based overseas,…
