By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — An upgrade to the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle will enable it to provide targeting for the AGM-158 Long-Range Anti-ship Missile (LRASM), senior Navy officials said. In a May…
SECNAV Names Future America-class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Helmand Province
From SECNAV Public Affairs WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future America-class amphibious assault ship will be named USS Helmand Province (LHA 10). Secretary Del Toro made the announcement, today, during the final day…
April 30 Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command April 30, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 1:52 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 30, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen. It was determined the…
Navy Launches Talent Pipeline Expansion in Southern California
By Team Submarine Public Affairs, April 30, 2024 WASHINGTON –The U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program launched the Southern California Talent Pipeline Program in Newport Beach, California, April 26. The Southern California Talent Pipeline Program will engage hundreds of…
April 29 Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command, April 29, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 29, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) and three UAVs from Yemen into the Red Sea towards MV…
April 28 Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command, April 28, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between 1:48 and 2:27 a.m. (Sanaa time), April 28, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) successfully engaged five airborne unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over the Red Sea. It was determined the UAVs presented…
First Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Embarked on USS Canberra
By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy embarked the first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard USS Canberra (LCS 30), April 18, service officials announced. With the MCM mission…
CNO Franchetti: Navy Has a Lot to Offer Young People
April 24, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News Recruiters across the military are challenged every day to bring young people into service. But the chief of naval operations said she thinks the Navy has what young people are looking for…
NOAA to Break Ground for New facility at Naval Station Newport
Apr. 24, 2024 NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a ceremony May 6 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island to break ground on a new facility that will serve as the future home of the NOAA Marine Operations…
Electric Boat Competition Sparks Interest in Naval Science Careers
23 April 2024 Student engineering teams from Princeton, Washington College and the University of Alabama have won first place in their respective events at the “Promoting Electric Propulsion” (PEP) boat races, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and…
