14 February 2024 SAN DIEGO – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to San Diego to speak at WEST 2024, meet with industry leaders, and engage with Sailors, Feb. 12-14. Franchetti’s visit to San Diego was anchored with…
ONR Global Gaining Insight into the Effects of Glacial Melting in Coastal Regions
A research project from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global is providing valuable information about the effects of melting glaciers in Patagonia that feed into coastal fjords, transporting sediments, freshwater and nutrients. Dr. Chris Konek, science advisor at ONR…
USNS Mercy Returns to San Diego, Concluding Pacific Partnership 24-1
By Ensign Lacy Burkett Feb. 13, 2024 SAN DIEGO – Pacific Partnership 24-1 personnel assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned home today as the ship pulled in to Naval Air Station North Island, concluding the four-month humanitarian and…
Viasat Announces First U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Ship Installation
Company to Maintain and Operate Commercial Communications Infrastructure for 105 Ships Under Next Generation Wideband Follow-On Contract February 13, 2024 CARLSBAD, Calif., February 13, 2024 – Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the completion of the first…
USNS Robert E. Peary and NAVELSG Join Forces to Carry Out Proof-of-Concept Testing
By LaShawn Sykes, Military Sealift Command 08 February 2024 NORFOLK, Va. – Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) and the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG), in January, joined forces to…
BAE Systems to enhance U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A UAS with next-generation vehicle management system computer
Increased computing power delivers advanced performance for unmanned aerial refueler ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Feb. 12, 2024 — BAE Systems has been selected by Boeing to upgrade and modernize the vehicle management system computer (VMSC) for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned…
CNO Visits Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head
INDIAN HEAD, Md. (Feb. 9, 2024) – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), Feb. 9. Franchetti’s visit provided her the opportunity to see firsthand how NSWC IHD, the Navy’s…
USS McCampbell to Forward Deploy to Japan, Replace USS Antietam
From U.S. Naval Forces Japan and Naval Surface Force Public Affairs The U.S. Navy announced that USS McCampbell (DDG 85) will forward deploy to Yokosuka, Japan. McCampbell will replace USS Antietam (CG 54), which will depart Yokosuka, Japan, and move to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a scheduled rotation…
SAIC Awarded $80 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Heavyweight Torpedo Tests Sets
RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a $80.5 million task order by the U.S. Navy for the completion of the MK710 TSTS design and then to produce and deliver MK 710 Torpedo System Test Sets (TSTS) to…
Lockheed Martin Delivers 75th APY-9 Radar for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
SYRACUSE, New York ꟷ Lockheed Martin, under contract to Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, has delivered the 75th APY-9 radar that provides the U.S. Navy with information dominance through revolutionary sensor capability. More Hawkeyes have been built…
