SAN DIEGO — The Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office officially transitioned the Ghost Fleet Overlord Program to the Navy Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on March 3, 2022, the PEO’s…
Navy Selects Northrop Grumman to Sustain and Modernize E-6B Mercury Aircraft
LAKE CHARLES, La. — Northrop Grumman Corp. was recently awarded the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft, the company said March 3. The work will be performed at Northrop Grumman’s Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication…
CNO Gilday Honors Former CNO Adm. Thomas Hayward
ARLINGTON, Va. — Former chief of naval operations Adm. Thomas B. Hayward died March 3. CNO Adm. Mike Gilday issued the following statement on Hayward, the 21st CNO: “Today, the Navy grieves alongside the family and friends of Adm. Thomas…
VCNO: Retention Strong; Recruiting Difficult; Surface Fleet Manning Improving
ARLINGTON, Va. — Retention of Sailors in the fleet is going well but the demographics trend for recruiting is getting tougher, said the vice chief of naval operations, who also explained the efforts to reduce the shortage of Sailors on…
U.S. Navy Recovers F-35C from South China Sea
YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. 7th Fleet’s Task Force 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command on March 2 successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft which crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea, 7th Fleet Public Affairs said March…
Navy Patrol Ship USS Typhoon Decommissioned
ARLINGTON, Va. — A second Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship has been retired from the fleet in the Persian Gulf. USS Typhoon (PC 5) was decommissioned in Manama, Bahrain, on Feb. 28 after 28 years of service, a few days after…
Future Attack Submarine USS Oregon Delivered to U.S. Navy
GROTON, Conn. — The submarine force’s newest attack submarine, the future USS Oregon (SSN 793), was delivered to the U.S. Navy on Feb. 26, Team Ships Public Affairs said Feb. 28. PCU Oregon is the 20th Virginia-class submarine that are…
Navy to Demo New Mine Countermeasure System on MQ-8 Fire Scout
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy is working to develop a new mine countermeasure sensor suite for the MQ-8C Fire Scout that that will enable the unmanned helicopter to detect and localize mines and obstacles on land and at-sea, Naval…
Rep. Wittman Responds to CNO’s 500-Ship Fleet Aspirations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Virginia), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee, released the following statement in response to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday’s recent assertion the Navy needs a…
Navy’s Second F-35C Fleet Squadron Declared Safe for Flight
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s second fleet squadron to operate the F-35C Lightning II strike fighter has been declared safe for flight in that aircraft. Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (VFA-97) — the Warhawks — reached that status Feb. 18, a…
