KARLSKOGA, Sweden – BAE Systems has been selected by the vessel contractor to provide the German federal police force, Bundespolizei, with three 57 mm naval guns for its three new 86-meter offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) built by Fassmer shipyard. The…
Coast Guard Repatriates 12 Dominican Migrants Following Interdiction
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez (WPC-1114) repatriated 12 migrants to the Dominican Republic Navy patrol boat Proción (GC-103) Sept. 1 near Samaná, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in Mona…
Huntington Ingalls Completes Initial Sea Trials of Virginia-Class Sub Delaware
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division successfully completed the initial sea trials on the newest Virginia-class submarine, Delaware (SSN 791), the company said in a release. The submarine, in the final stages of construction, spent…
Army Awards Hypersonic Weapon System Contracts
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The U.S. Army awarded two contracts this week as it advances the fielding of a prototype hypersonic weapon by fiscal 2023, the U.S. Army said in an Aug. 30 release. The Army Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)…
Cutter Robert Ward Returns from first Eastern Pacific Patrol with 2,800 Pounds of Intercepted Cocaine
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC-1130) returned Aug. 29 from their first patrol of the drug transit zones of the eastern Pacific Ocean with about 2,800 pounds of seized cocaine, the Coast…
Navy Anticipates Abundance of Technology for Unmanned Maritime Systems, But Infrastructure Also Needed
WASHINGTON — The Navy may attract more unmanned technology than can handle and deploy as it develops its unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), a Navy official said, noting that industry also has opportunities to provide the supporting…
Raytheon Begins Low-Rate Initial Production of Block 2 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile
TUCSON, Ariz. — The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Co. a $190 million low-rate initial production contract for Block 2 versions of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile, the company said in a release. ESSM Block 2 missiles feature a new guidance system…
Geurts: Navy Cloud Migration Showcases Agility, Innovation
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy Department’s recent completion of migration of some networks to a server cloud is seen as an example the kind of procurement agility and innovation the Navy is looking for in its programs servicewide. “The Navy…
Knifefish UUV Enters Low-Rate Initial Production
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has awarded a contract to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) for the Knifefish Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV), a key mission module for the littoral combat ship’s Mine Countermeasures Mission Package. Naval Sea…
USNS Puerto Rico Successfully Completes Integrated Sea Trials
MOBILE, Ala. — USNS Puerto Rico successfully completed the first integrated sea trials for an expeditionary fast transport ship on Aug. 22, the Program Executive Office Ships said in a release. The ship returned to the Austal USA shipyard following…
