MANAMA, Bahrain — Naval forces from the United States and United Kingdom conducted a bilateral exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 7, which featured the use of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence to enhance maritime monitoring by crewed ships and…
General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $533 Million for Virginia-Class Submarine Support
GROTON, Conn. — General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced Oct. 6 it was awarded a U.S. Navy contract modification for lead-yard support, development studies and design efforts related to Virginia-class attack submarines. The contract modification…
Navy Invests in Land-Based Test Site for New Frigate
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has invested funding toward building the land-based engineering test site for the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG). The Navy’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair, Bath, Maine, has awarded to Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin,…
Navy Opens New Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence; Announces New Regional Training Center in Danville, Va.
DANVILLE, Va. — On Oct. 5, the U.S. Navy celebrated the formal opening of its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) within the State of Virginia’s Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) on the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research…
Navy Approves Northrop Grumman’s New Navigation Capability for Fleet Deployment
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.— The U.S. Navy has approved Northrop Grumman Corporation’s new Electronic Chart Display and Information System (Navy ECDIS) for deployment to its fleet, the company said in an Oct. 5 release. The Navy’s Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR)…
Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek
WASHINGTON — The keel for the future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS 8) was ceremonially laid at Bollinger Houma Shipyards, Oct. 3, Team Ships Public Affairs said in an Oct. 5 release. Named for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, the ship…
Keel Authenticated for Pathfinder-Class T-AGS 67
WASHINGTON — The keel for the Navy’s next oceanographic survey ship (T-AGS 67) was ceremonially laid at Halter Marine in Pascagoula, MS, Oct. 4, Team Ships Public Affairs said in an Oct. 5 release. The keel authenticator was Rear Adm….
USS Porter Completes Service with Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, on Sept. 28, 2022, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, said Lt. j.g….
Gerald R. Ford Deploys After One-Day Weather Delay
ARLINGTON, Va. — The lead ship U.S. Navy’s newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald Ford (CVN 78), delayed a day for weather, departed Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 4 on its first major deployment. “This afternoon the Navy’s…
Navy’s VP-9 Conducts Harpoon Shot in Atlantic Thunder 2022
SIGONELLA, Sicily — Patrol Squadron Nine (VP-9) recently had the unique opportunity to participate in Atlantic Thunder 2022, a joint, multi-phase, multinational exercise designed to increase NATO interoperability and strengthen the United States-United Kingdom strategic partnership, the squadron said in…
