By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy said the shortage of workers in the U.S. shipbuilding industry could be partially alleviated by allowing more legal immigrants into the country to work in the…
RTX Breaks Ground on $115M Expansion of Alabama Missile Integration Facility
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Raytheon, an RTX business, recently broke ground on a $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility, which will increase the factory’s space for integrating and delivering on critical defense programs by more…
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Participates in Western Pacific Naval Symposium
3 April 2024 From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson Navy Commander Hayley Sims provided the following readout: U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Stephen Koehler participated in the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS), which was hosted…
SECDEF Announces Flag Officer Nominations
April 19, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced on April 19 that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Michael E. Boyle for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as deputy…
Sub USS New Hampshire Conducts Brief Stop off Coast of Iceland
By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs April 20, 2024 COAST OF ICELAND – The Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducted a brief stop for personnel and supplies off of the…
New T-54A arrives at NAS Corpus Christi to replace aging T-44C
From Chief of Naval Air Training, Apr. 18, 2024 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Two T-54A multi-engine aircraft landed aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, April 18. The arrival of the T-54A heralds a new generation of Naval Aviators who…
Australian Sailors Graduate Sub Officer Course: Next, Assignment to U.S. Nuclear Attack Submarines
By U.S. Naval Submarine School Public Affairs and AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office GROTON, Connecticut — In a first for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy, three RAN officers graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Officer Basic Course…
CORAS Rolls Out Early Release of Driver Trees Tool
April 17, 2024 Responding to U.S. Navy’s Agenda for Performance-based Management, Decision-Making, and Readiness MCLEAN, Va., April 17, 2024 (Newswire.com) – CORAS Federal, a FedRAMP High Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, announced an early release of a Driver Trees feature that adds to…
April 16 Red Sea Update
U.S. Central Command April 16, 2024 TAMPA, Fla.- Between 10:50 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 16, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas in Yemen. There were no injuries…
Rite-Solutions Awarded Navy Task Order to Support Electronic Warfare and Support Trainers
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — Rite-Solutions has been awarded a five-year, $10.7 million competitive Task Order from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Division Newport to provide hardware and software development services for Electronic Warfare (EW) and Electronic Support (ES) elements of…
