APOPKA, Fla. — Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected to build prototype Next Generation Handheld Targeting Systems (NGHTS) for the U.S. Marine Corps. These handheld systems will enable forward observers to quickly and efficiently acquire and designate targets with a high level of…
Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests AQS-24 Mine-Hunting Sonar Deep Tow
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Northrop Grumman Corp. successfully operated the AQS-24 mine-hunting sonar at depths greater than 400 feet during testing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to a company release. Embarked on the M/V Richard Becker, the Northrop Grumman test team demonstrated reliable…
Columbia Program Manager: Missile Sub Still on Schedule, But Suppliers Present Biggest Risk for Delay
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s program for its next-generation ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN), the Columbia class, is on track to start construction on time, but the program has a tight schedule with little margin for delay, the program manager said. “Our biggest risk…
Coast Guard Repatriates 82 Dominican, 5 Haitian Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutters Joseph Tezanos and Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 82 migrants from the Dominican Republic and five Haitians to a Dominican navy vessel on Oct. 7 following the interdiction of five illegal migrant voyages in Mona Passage, according to a Coast Guard release. Eight other Dominican migrants…
Rite-Solutions Awarded Contract to Help Develop Sub Early Warning Capability
Middletown, R.I. — Rite-Solutions recently was awarded a five-year, $16.8 million contract with Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport to support delivery of a new early warning and electronic support training capability to U.S. submarines, the company said in an Oct. 8 release. The company will conduct hardware and software…
MDA Director Advocates Missile Defense Integration at Forum
The emergence of more capable missile threats — more precise and maneuverable ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles — requires more capable sensors in space and total integration of all missile defense systems and sensors in space, on land and at…
V-22 Osprey Surpasses 500,000 Flight Hours
PHILADELPHIA — The V-22 fleet of tilt-rotor aircraft built by Bell Textron Inc. and Boeing has topped the milestone of 500,000 flight hours. More than 375 Ospreys logged the hours, including the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 and the Air Force CV-22, Bell and Boeing said Oct. 7 in…
Coast Guard Interdicts 13 Migrants, Suspected Smuggler
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted 13 migrants and one suspected smuggler on Sept. 25 miles east of Miami, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump crew detected a westbound 21-foot cabin cruiser about 25 miles…
USS Hué City Inducted Into Cruiser Modernization Program
NORFOLK, Va. — After a quarter-century of worldwide operations, the guided missile cruiser USS Hué City was inducted into the cruiser modernization program on Sept. 30 at Norfolk Naval Base, entering a period of major overhaul, according to a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) release. The program shifts administrative control from Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic, to…
Kings Bay to be First Sub Base Ready for Navy’s Columbia-Class SSBN
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, will be the first base to be readied for the Navy’s new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN), a Navy admiral said. “Kings Bay will come first, so that [construction] will…
