NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the newest fast-attack submarine to the U.S. Navy on Oct. 25, the company said in an Oct. 28 release. Delaware (SSN 791), which successfully completed sea trials earlier…
Cutter Returns to Oregon Following $54 Million Cocaine Seizure
ASTORIA, Ore. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned to their homeport on Oct. 25 following a 10,700-nautical-mile, 65-day, multimission patrol that resulted in the interdiction of nearly 4,000 pounds of cocaine worth about $54 million, the Coast Guard said in a release. Alert’s crew…
BAE to Develop Advanced Decoy Countermeasures to Protect Aircraft
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems has been awarded a $36.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and demonstrate a next-generation, dual band fiber-optic towed decoy (FOTD) to protect aircraft and pilots from advanced threats, the company said in a release. BAE…
Modly Doubts Future Budgets Will Allow for 355-Ship Fleet
The size of the current fleet, the high cost of new ships and the likely lack of growth in future budgets will make it difficult for the Navy to reach the current goal of a 355-ship battle fleet, the Navy’s…
Fincantieri Awarded $9.6 Million Contract to Support Coast Guard
WASHINGTON — Fincantieri Marine Systems North America has been awarded a $9.6 million contract to perform maintenance and repairs to the U.S. Coast Guard’s fleet of inland buoy tenders, the company announced Oct. 24 in a release. The multiyear contract was awarded by the Coast Guard’s Surface Force Logistics…
USS Gerald R. Ford Returns to Sea
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford got underway Oct. 25 for sea trials from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division following a 15-month pierside maintenance period. “I am proud of the crew’s efforts to get USS Gerald R. Ford…
Secretary: Navy Discussing Next-Gen Carrier Concepts, Including ‘Lightning Carrier’
WASHINGTON — The secretary of the U.S. Navy said the sea service is looking ahead to determine what the follow-on aircraft carrier design will look like, even as work continues to get the new USS Gerald R. Ford out to regular operations at sea. “With…
Coast Guard Cutter Conducts DPRK Sanctions Patrol
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton pulled into Puerto Princesa on Oct. 14 for Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama following operations in the Yellow Sea where the crew supported United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) enforcement against illicit ship-to-ship transfers that…
Piracy at Sea Decreasing Worldwide in 2019, Report Shows
LONDON — Global incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea have decreased across the first nine months of 2019 when compared to the same period in 2018, according to the London-based International Maritime Bureau (IMB). In its 2019 third-quarter…
‘Great Power’ Fight Might Require Different Blend of Vessels, But Marines Won’t Shun Amphibious Operations, NDIA Speakers Say
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Despite the commandant’s stark warning about the vulnerability of current amphibious warships, the Marines are not moving away from amphibious operations. But to operate in the future highly contested littoral waters, the amphibious force must be more…
