***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced on Dec. 18, 2023, the following assignments: Rear Adm. (lower half) Amy N. Bauernschmidt is assigned as deputy commander, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan. Rear Adm….
Bollinger Shipyards Delivers First Bollinger-Built Berthing and Messing Barge to U.S. Navy
Release from Bollinger Shipyards ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., — (December 18, 2023) – Last week, Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) delivered the first Bollinger-built Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) Class berthing and messing barge (APL 71) to the U.S. Navy. APL 71 is the 5th…
Naval Surface Force Establishes Surface Readiness Group in San Diego
Release from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** By Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet 14 December 2023 SAN DIEGO — Naval Surface Forces established Naval Surface Readiness Group (SURFGRU) Southwest at Naval Base San Diego Dec….
Keel Authenticated for Future USS George M. Neal
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Dec. 15, 2023 By Team Ships Public Affairs The keel for the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was ceremonially laid at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division,…
The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System in Naval Support Facility Redizkowo, Poland, Transfers Ownership from Missile Defense Agency to the U.S. Navy
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs ***** Dec. 15, 2023 By U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs NAPLES, Italy – The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) located in Redzikowo, Poland, will be accepted by the…
NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE ENHANCES ALLIED DEFENSE WITH ROMANIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command ***** BY LT. J.G. MARTIN CAREY 13 December 2023 CONTANTA, Romania – East-Coast based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and the 164th Romanian Naval Special Operations Forces (ROUSOF) conducted training on maritime interdiction operations,…
SECNAV Del Toro Calls on Industry and Academia to Help Restore the Nation’s Competitive Shipbuilding and Repair Landscape
Release from SECNAV Public Affairs ***** 14 December 2023 Calling it a strategic imperative, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro urged industry and academia to join efforts to restore the Nation’s competitive shipbuilding and repair landscape. Secretary Del Toro delivered…
U.S. Navy And Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Key Capabilities Of Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare System
Release from Lockheed Martin ***** BETHESDA, Md. Dec. 12, 2023 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack capabilities while installed on a U.S. Navy MH-60R helicopter. This marked…
SERMC 3D Lab produces another AM win for Navy
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Dec. 12, 2023 By SERMC Public Affairs NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — Additive Manufacturing (AM) 3D printers continue to enable sailors across the Navy with continuity of operations of the fleet’s warships. New…
AEROVIRONMENT AWARDED $16 MILLION U.S. NAVY CONTRACT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF VIDEO ANALYTICS AND COMPUTER VISION RESEARCH TO SUPPORT MULTI-DOMAIN ROBOTICS INITIATIVES
Release from AeroVironment Inc. ***** ARLINGTON, Va., December 12, 2023 – AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it received a $16,098,922 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy for the advancement of video analytics and computer vision research to support multi-domain robotics initiatives. This contract…
