***** 27 December 2023 From Ensign Valentine Mulango Carrier Strike Group 1, led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, is operating in the South China Sea following a scheduled port visit to the Republic of Singapore. While…
SECNAV Del Toro Meets With Industry on V-22 Osprey
Release from SECNAV Public Affairs ***** 22 December 2023 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro met with the chief executives of Bell Boeing earlier this week to discuss the V-22 Osprey program following the Dec. 6 grounding of the…
USS Washington Returns from Deployment
***** 21 December 2023 From Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron Stoner NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Dec. 15, 2023. …
Navy Locates and Recovers Downed Black Hawk in the Mediterranean Sea
***** MEDITERRANEAN SEA – A team of deep ocean salvage experts located and recovered the downed MH-60 Black Hawk that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10. The aircraft was conducting routine training when it experienced an in-flight emergency…
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of First Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Test Asset System
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Dec. 20, 2023 By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., — The U.S. Navy recently accepted delivery of the first Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) Test Asset System,…
BAE Systems Gets $92M Contract to Continue Navy ATC and Landing Systems Support
Release from BAE Systems ***** MCLEAN, Va. – Dec. 20, 2023 – BAE Systems has received a follow-on contract to continue supporting Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems Operations Onboard Navy Ship and Shore Based Sites (AOOSS). The five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity…
Navy Awards RTX $80M to Prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare for Super Hornet
Release from RTX ***** ADVEW will replace legacy systems with a one-box solution GOLETA, Calif., Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The United States Navy awarded Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) Business, an $80 million contract in a down select to prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare,…
U.S. Navy Successfully Completes Large Unmanned Surface Vessel Testing Milestone
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Dec. 20, 2023 By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy successfully completed a milestone “no touch” 720-hour continuous power demonstration of a diesel generator for Unmanned Surface…
USS John L. Canley to Be Commissioned in San Diego
Release from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** USS John L. Canley to Be Commissioned in San Diego By Julie Ann Ripley 15 December 2023 SAN DIEGO — The future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) will join…
MSC Reservists Support Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Loadout
***** MSC Reservists Support Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Loadout From Sarah Cannon, Military Sealift Command Pacific UNITED STATES — Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) 114 are conducting cargo operations in Port Hueneme, Calif., overseeing the…