MIAMI — The Coast Guard intercepted two illegal voyages Nov. 22 off the coast of Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a Nov. 24 release. Puerto Rican Border Patrol (FURA) detected a 20-foot vessel with 12 migrants…
USS New York Shifts Homeport to Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. – The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Nov. 22, 2020 concluding the ship’s homeport shift from Mayport, Florida to Virginia, The U.S. Second Fleet said in a release. …
Navy Orders Two Hellfire SSMM Systems for LCS
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered two more Surface-to-Surface Missile Modules (SSMMs) for integration into the Surface Warfare Mission Package of the littoral combat ships, bringing to four the number of SSMMs on order. The Naval Sea Systems…
GE to Supply Power, Propulsion for MARAD’s National Security Multi-Mission Vessel
WARWICKSHIRE, U.K. — GE’s Power Conversion business has been awarded a $40 million contract to supply the power and propulsion systems for two National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMVs), GE said in a Nov. 23 release. This new class of purpose-built…
Sailors on Pacific Fleet Destroyer Test Positive for COVID-19
ARLINGTON, Va. — Despite mitigating actions that have prevented any widespread outbreaks since March, the novel coronavirus COVID-19, continues to vex the U.S. sea services, with the destroyer USS Michael Murphy the latest vessel to report personnel testing positive for the…
Navy Digital Director: ‘Resist the Urge for Complexity’ in Combat Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. — The official in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in charge of coordinating interoperability of the combat systems between the Navy’s ships, submarines, aircraft and their sensors said the service needs to “resist the urge…
DDG 51 Flight III Progressing on Schedule
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy recently achieved several important milestones for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer Flight III upgrade, representing significant progress toward delivering critical Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability to the fleet, Program Executive Office Ships…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Returns to Homeport after 47-day Caribbean Sea Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to homeport in Pensacola Friday after a 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a Nov. 20 release. Diligence performed counter-drug operations in support of the U.S. Government’s Joint…
MDA Admiral: Missile-Killing Navy SM-3 IIA Missile Overcame Target Track Drift to Make Successful Intercept
ARLINGTON, Va. — The recent successful intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target by a ship-launched SM-3 IIA missile proved the missile could compensate for track error built up over time, the Missile Defense Agency director said. An SM-3…
SECNAV Names Two Future Virginia-class Submarines Tang, Wahoo
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced Nov. 17 that two future Virginia-class attack submarines will be named USS Tang and USS Wahoo. USS Tang (SSN 805) and USS Wahoo (SSN 806) will carry the names…
