Release from Boeing ***** – Defense, Space & Security plans St. Louis workforce growth supporting new and next-generation military aircraft programs and services – F/A-18 Service Life Modification will continue through the mid-2030s; advanced capabilities development and upgrades for global…
USS Farragut (DDG 99) Arrives in the 4th Fleet AOR
***** USS Farragut (DDG 99) Arrives in the 4th Fleet AOR CARIBBEAN SEA - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations for a scheduled deployment, Feb. 15. Embarked with the…
Investigation into 2022 F-35C crash aboard Carl Vinson complete
Release from Commander, Naval Air Forces Public Affairs ***** By Commander, Naval Air Forces Public Affairs 22 February 2023 SAN DIEGO – The investigation into the F-35C Lightning II crash that occurred onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)…
AS CLIMATE SHIFTS, U.S. NAVY FOCUSES ON BOLSTERING ARCTIC OCEAN OPERATIONS
Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command. ***** By LT Sarena Padilla & ENS Garner Fleming, U.S. National Ice Center 22 February 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. - First in a two-part series on how the Navy and its partners are working to improve…
CNO Visits Australia to Discuss Maritime Security, Continued Cooperation
Release from Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** 21 February 2023 CANBERRA, Australia — Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday travelled to Canberra, Australia, Feb. 19-21, to meet with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Chief Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, AM…
Flag Officer Assignments
Release from the Department of Defense ***** The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin will be assigned as president, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. Garvin is…
Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.1 Billion Initial Contract To Provide Nation’s First Sea-Based Hypersonic Strike Capability
Release from Lockheed Martin ***** Company will integrate weapon system onto U.S. Navy surface ships LITTLETON, Colo., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is partnering with the U.S. Navy to integrate hypersonic strike capability onto surface ships. The U.S….
SECNAV Renames United States Naval Academy Campus Building After Former President Carter
Release from U.S. Navy ***** WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that the formerly named Maury Hall, at United States Naval Academy (USNA), has been renamed Carter Hall. This renaming honors former U.S. President…
Flag Officer Announcements
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Feb. 17, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen D. Barnett for appointment to the grade…
TEXTRON AVIATION SPECIAL MISSIONS BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 260 CHOSEN AS NEW U.S. NAVY MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS)
Release from Textron Aviation ***** February 16, 2023 WICHITA, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Textron Aviation today announced it has been awarded the Multi-Engine Training System (METS) contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) through a full and open competition. Beechcraft King Air 260 Multi-Engine…
