JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returned home Oct. 3 to Naval Station Mayport following a six-week counterdrug patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the 7th Coast Guard District said in an Oct. 3 release. The Valiant…
Ultra Wins Subcontract as Part of the Underwater Warfare Suite Upgrade Project
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia — Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems (Ultra) has been awarded a significant contract award from General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada to supply the new in-line transmitter and receiver array as part of General Dynamics’ successful win of the Underwater…
Navy Awards Northrop Grumman New AARGM Contract
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $171 million contract for Lot 7 full-rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). The contract will deliver advanced capability to U.S. warfighters as well…
Advanced Arresting Gear System Completes Performance Testing for Turboprop Aircraft
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS)’s Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) performance testing has been successfully completed for the C-2A Greyhound, E-2C+ Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, the company announced in an Oct. 2 release. The testing supports…
Viasat Releases New Security Capabilities for Global Naval Forces
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Viasat Inc., a global communications company, has made new security capabilities available for U.S. and international Five Eyes (FVEY) naval forces, the company said in an Oct. 2 release. Viasat introduced its integrated Mobile Dynamic Defense…
New Navy Unit to Replace Special Projects Patrol Squadron
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has established a new unit to sustain a special mission capability in its maritime patrol community with the coming retirement of the P-3 Orion aircraft. A Sept. 10 internal directive from the Office of the…
Navy Nuclear Reactor Chief: Industrial Base Healthy, but Sustainment Requires High Energy
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s nuclear propulsion industrial base is meeting the needs of the Navy, but it requires a lot of attention to sustain it to ensure its availability. “The [nuclear industrial] base is small,” Adm. James F. Caldwell, director,…
EMCORE Awarded Inertial Navigation Systems Contract for Maritime Systems Application
ALHAMBRA, Calif. — EMCORE Corp., a provider of advanced mixed-signal optics products that provide the foundation for today’s high-speed communication network infrastructures and leading-edge defense systems, has been awarded a contract valued at over $4 million to design and manufacture…
F-35s Join Forces with British Aircraft Carrier to Make History
LONDON — The first F-35 Lightning fighter jets have landed on the deck of the United Kingdom’s new aircraft carrier, making history and marking the beginning of more than half-a-century of “Carrier Strike” operations, the U.K. Ministry of Defence in…
Royal Netherlands Navy Successfully Integrates SeeByte’s Neptune into Remus 100
EDINBURGH, Scotland — The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has successfully integrated SeeByte’s Neptune into its New Generation Remus 100 fleet, the company announced in a Sept. 28 release. The vehicles are equipped with SeeByte’s goal-based mission planning and autonomy engine…
