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…
HII Completes Inaugural Maintenance, Modernization Period for USS Gerald R. Ford
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The first planned incremental availability for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has been completed, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division announced March 1. Gerald R. Ford is the first ship in…
CNO and Connecticut Congressman Visit Commands and Industry Partners
GROTON, Conn. — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney traveled to Rhode Island and Connecticut to visit with Sailors, tour Navy commands and meet with industry partners on Feb. 28, the CNO’s Public Affairs…
Atlantic Fleet Name a No-Go, for Now
ARLINGTON, Va. — Just over a year ago, the president approved the proposal to re-designate the U.S. Fleet Forces Command as the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. The proposal — for now, at least — is in the dustbin of history. In…
SECNAV Names Future T-AO USNS Thurgood Marshall, Sponsors for USS Doris Miller
WASHINGTON — During Black History Month, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on Feb. 25 the sponsors for the USS Doris Miller and that a future John Lewis-class replenishment oiler (T-AO) ship will be named USNS Thurgood Marshall…
Navy Launches Design Efforts for Modernize VLF System for C-130 Aircraft
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded a developmental design contract to an aerospace company for very low frequency communications systems modernization for integration into C-130 aircraft. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Collins Aerospace of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…
Navy Decommissions Coastal Patrol Ship USS Firebolt
BAHRAIN — The crewmembers of Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) marked the end of the ship’s U.S. Navy service during a decommissioning ceremony Feb. 23 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. The nearly 27-year-old ship was one of 10…
CNO Is ‘Sighted on a Bigger, More Capable Navy’
ARLINGTON, Va. — Addressing the topic of future force structure after it submerged again into the depths of analysis, the Navy’s top officer laid out his views for a “bigger, more capable Navy” in the future informed by a series…
