From By U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs ***** 21 September 2023 YOKOSUKA, Japan – The unmanned surface vessels (USVs) Ranger and Mariner from Unmanned Surface Vessel Division ONE (USVDIV-1) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on Sept. 18 as part of…
MDSU-1 DIVES THE ARCTIC WITH U.S. COAST GUARD
Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command ***** BEAUFORT SEA – Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 trained in one of the most remote parts of the world this summer – under the polar ice cap…
Australian P-8A Poseidon Fleet to Receive Upgrades
Release from Naval Air Systems Command ***** Sep 20, 2023 NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–Australia recently announced the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol and Response aircraft will be upgraded to Increment Three…
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates Keel Of Amphibious Assault Ship Fallujah (LHA 9)
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel today for the America-class amphibious ship Fallujah (LHA 9). The ship’s sponsor, Donna Berger, former first lady of the…
Targeting Capability a Priority for Navy’s Triton UAV
****** By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — Equipping the Navy’s MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a targeting capability is a priority that would enhance the system’s capabilities to support distributed maritime operations, the…
General Dynamics Electric Boat awarded $517 million for Virginia-class submarine parts
Release from General Dynamics Electric Boat GROTON, Conn. (Sept. 20, 2023) – General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today it was awarded a $517.2 million delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering…
Australia Awards L3Harris AUD$328 Million Maritime Underwater Tracking Range Contract
Release from L3Harris ***** PERTH, Australia, Sept. 20, 2023 — The Australian Department of Defence awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) a contract, valued at up to AUD$328 million, to deliver new Maritime Underwater Tracking Ranges (MUTR) for the Royal Australian Navy…
French-Led Combined Task Force 150 seized more illegal narcotics in the Arabian Sea
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | September 20, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — On September 7, UK warship HMS Lancaster (F229), operating in support of the French-led Combined Task…
Australia Announces Procurement of Fourth MQ-4C Triton UAV
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va.—The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will procure a fourth MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle UAV), the Australian government announced in a Sept. 19 release. The Triton’s builder, Northrop Grumman Corporation, is…
USS Marinette (LCS 25) Commissions the Wright Way
Release from Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two (LCSRON 2) Public Affairs ***** Menominee, Michigan. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS 25) September 16, 2023, in Menominee, Michigan. “It is a day filled with…
