ARLINGTON, Va. — Draper is leveraging its work on the U.S. Navy’s unmanned underwater vehicles toward building systems for the service’s future family of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), a company official said. The company’s experience in navigation, autonomy, sensors and…
Navy Launches Newest Yard Tug
ANACORTES, Wash. — The U.S. Navy’s first Yard Tug (YT) 808-class vessel was successfully launched at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) shipyard on May 16, the Program Executive Office-Ships (PEO-Ships) said in a release. The YT 808 vessels are designed after the Navy’s existing YT 802 Valiant-class tugs and built…
More Returning Theodore Roosevelt Sailors Test Positive for COVID-19
Note: This post was updated May 19, 2020 at 6 p.m. ARLINGTON, Va. — Despite 14 crewmembers testing positive for COVID-19 a second time, the virus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is running a pier-side simulation to prepare for eventual…
Decrypted iPhones Reveal al-Qaida Link to NAS Pensacola Shooter
ARLINGTON, Va. — Information gleaned from the iPhones of a Saudi gunman who killed three Sailors and wounded eight others at a Florida naval base last December links him to an al-Qaida affiliate, FBI and Justice Department officials disclosed on…
Navy Awards General Atomics Sustainment Contract for Ford-Class Launch, Landing Systems
SAN DIEGO — Naval Air Systems Command has awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract for engineering and logistics sustainment of Gerald R. Ford-class Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) systems, the company announced May 18. General Atomics will provide engineering, technical, configuration management and…
Navy Looking at Options for New Training Jet
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S Navy has issued request for information (RFI) to the defense industry, looking at options for a new training jet that could possibly complement or replace the current Boeing T-45C Goshawk starting in 2028. The RFI, posted May 14, is exploring options for…
USS Roosevelt Arrives at New Homeport for Duty in 6th Fleet
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt has arrived at its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a May 18 release. The destroyer arrived May 16 after participating in a regional patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. The…
Meggitt Wins Marine Corps Contract for More Wireless Virtual Weapons
SUWANEE, Ga. — Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a $2.6 million contract for additional BlueFire wireless virtual weapons to be used by the U.S. Marine Corps on its Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT), also delivered by the company as a…
Signature Reduction Needed by SEALs, Marine Raiders, Leaders Say
ARLINGTON, Va. — A major factor in the power of special operations forces (SOF) — stealth — is becoming increasingly threatened by advances in sensors and other capabilities of adversaries and needs to be protected by additional measures, SOF leaders…
VAW-120 Completes First Fleet Hawkeye-F/A-18 Aerial Refueling
NORFOLK, Va. — The “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 120 successfully conducted on May 11 the first fleet aerial refueling dry-plug certification between an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, according to a release from commander, Naval…
