MOORESTOWN, N.J. — The U.S. Navy has selected Lockheed Martin as the combat system ship integration and test agent for the Navy’s future Guided Missile Frigate ship program, the FFG(X), the company said in a July 19 release. The combat…
Future USS Oakland Launched at Austal’s Alabama Facility
WASHINGTON — The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) was launched July 21 at Austal USA’s ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, according to the Naval Sea System Command’s Program Executive Office-Ships Unmanned and Small Combatants. This marked the first time…
Future USS Tripoli Completes Builder’s Trials
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The Navy’s newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), successfully completed builder’s trials on July 19. The ship returned to the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilding division’s shipyard following four days underway in the…
Navy Awards Billion-Dollar Sonobuoy Contract
Arlington, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s increasing focus on anti-submarine warfare is reflected in a recent mega-contract award for its primary air-dropped sensor, the sonobuoy. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded to ERAPSCO, a joint venture of Sparton and USSI…
Navy Recon Aircraft Approached by Venezuelan Fighter in Unsafe Manner
MIAMI, Fla. — A U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II aircraft, flying a mission in approved international airspace on July 19, was approached in an unprofessional manner by a SU-30 Flanker Venezuelan fighter aircraft, according to the U.S. Southern Command. “After…
Ricardo Technology Used in Navy Prototyping, Experimentation Exercise
LONDON — Ricardo Defense’s Mobile Fuel and Energy Management (MFEM) system has successfully completed its participation in Phase 1 of the U.S. Navy’s Fight the Naval Force Forward Advanced Naval Technology Exercise, the company announced July 22. The Ricardo MFEM…
Navy to Commission USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy Jodi Greene announced Duluth as the commissioning location for the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul in a joint press conference July 18 with Duluth Mayor Emily Larson. Greene is LCS 21’s sponsor and…
Iranian Drone Downed by Marine Corps Electronic Attack System
ARLINGTON, Va. — An Iranian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle downed by U.S. naval forces July 18 was brought down not by missiles or guns but by a vehicle-mounted electronic attack system. The Iranian UAV had flown within 1,000 yards of…
USS Stethem Arrives at New San Diego Homeport
SAN DIEGO — The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrives at its new homeport, Naval Base San Diego, July 18, following 14 years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region operating from Japan, the commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S….
Marine Commandant Berger: Force Design is Top Priority
ARLINGTON, Va. — The new commandant of the Marine Corps has made force design as his top priority as he moves to shape the Marine Corps for the future. The “Commandant’s Planning Guidance” (CPG), issued by Gen. David H. Berger…
