***** GROTON, Conn. (October 3, 2023) – General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it has been awarded a $967 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for Lead Yard Support and Development and Design…
SECNAV Names Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 810)
Release from the Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, today, announced that the future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 810 will be named USS San Francisco. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement during…
Secretary Del Toro Tours Historic West Coast Facility, Explores Ways to Increase Shipyard Capacity in the Pacific
Release from Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** VALLEJO, CA, UNITED STATES 10.02.2023 Office of the Secretary of the Navy A week after calling for a new, bold maritime statecraft, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and key members…
USS Augusta Commissions Amidst the Morning Fog of Maine
***** EASTPORT, ME, UNITED STATES 09.30.2023 Story by Julie Ann Ripley Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet EASTPORT, MAINE (Sept. 30, 2023) – Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) commissioned at Eastport, Maine, Sept. 30. In the week leading…
Raytheon and Texas A&M Establish Texas’ First Laser Weapon Test Site
***** First high-energy laser demonstration in Texas takes down drone targets in flight at Texas A&M-RELLIS BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — On Sept. 21 and 22, Raytheon, an RTX company, conducted an open-air test of an operational…
Britain’s Largest Warship HMS Prince Of Wales Makes Virginia Temporary Homeport During East Coast Deployment
Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Sept. 29, 2023 ***** NORFOLK, Va. — The United Kingdom’s largest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales (R09), will make Naval Station Norfolk its temporary homeport this fall beginning Sept. 30 as it pushes…
USS Louisiana Proves Readiness of Unmatched Strategic Weapons System
Release from Strategic Systems Programs Office, Sept. 28, 2023 ***** SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs conducted a scheduled, missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), an Ohio-class ballistic…
Navy Orders modernized cockpit, architecture improvements for E-2D aircraft
Release from Naval Air Systems Command, Sep 28, 2023 ***** NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. — The U.S. Navy awarded an $845.5 million contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for the E-2D Delta System Software Configuration 6 (DSSC 6)…
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Augusta
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense, Sept. 29, 2023 ***** The Navy will commission the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) as the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. EST ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 30, in…
No U.S. Injuries Following IRGC Navy Lazing Incident at Sea
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command public affairs ***** MANAMA, Bahrain – Statement from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Spokesman Cmdr. Rick Chernitzer: “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner with a…
