SEATTLE, Wash. — Vigor has been awarded a $255 million contract for modernization of two Ticonderoga cruisers, USS Chosin and USS Cape St. George, according to a company release. The contract includes options, which if exercised would bring the cumulative value of the deal to $303.6 million. Work will include a combination…
Navy Awards Contract for 9 E-2D Aircraft for Japan
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has ordered nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. for the government of Japan. According to a Sept. 26 Defense Department contract announcement, Naval Air Systems Command awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp….
Cutter Returns to Boston After Offloading More Than 12,000 Pounds of Cocaine
BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned home to Boston on Sept. 27 after a 93-day patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. Seneca intercepted three drug smuggling vessels transporting cocaine from South…
Coast Guard Commissions Newest Fast Response Cutter in Honolulu
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the newest Hawaii-based 154-foot fast response cutter (FRC) in Honolulu on Sept. 26, according to a Coast Guard 14th District release. “There is no greater reflection of the commandant’s strategic vision and commitment than the fact that as we commission the…
Raytheon Demonstrates Unmanned Single-Sortie Mine Sweeping for Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — Raytheon has demonstrated the ability to detect and identify a mine-like object and position an unmanned underwater vehicle to be in position to neutralize it, a company official said on Sept. 26. The Aug. 29 “detect to…
General Dynamics Enhances Littoral Combat Ship With New Anti-Ship and Land-Attack Cruise Missile System
FAIRFAX, Va. — General Dynamics Mission Systems has equipped the USS Gabrielle Giffords with new over-the-horizon missile capability in support of the Chief of Naval Operations’ mandate to increase littoral combat ships’ lethality and survivability, according to a Sept. 26 company release. The integration of the Mk87…
Defense Secretary Mark Esper Visits Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division and the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the company said in a Sept. 25 release. This was Esper’s first visit to the shipyard since he was…
Concerns Over Component Reliability Delay Trident Nuclear Warhead Upgrade
ARLINGTON, Va. — The planned upgrade of the nuclear warhead on some U.S. Navy submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) has been delayed for 18 months by unacceptable reliability of some components. Testifying Sept. 25 on Capitol Hill before the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee…
Official: Marines on Amphibs Need to Help Navy in Future Fight
QUANTICO, Va. — The return of the Marine Corps to the concept of the Fleet Marine Force means that the Marines must be active in defense of amphibious forces for amphibious missions to be successful, a Marine Corps official said. Col….
Navy’s Sea Hunter USV Showcased in Major Project Demonstration
RESTON, Va. — Leidos’ unmanned ship, Sea Hunter, was recently featured in a major demonstration using an advanced sensor, the company said in a Sept. 19 release. The new milestone comes less than a year after the ship voyaged from San Diego to Hawaii…
