SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies a five-year, $496 million contract to deliver prototype tactical jamming pods designed to extend U.S. air superiority, the company said in a Dec. 21 release. The Next Generation…
Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Deploys Less than 6 Months After Return
SAN DIEGO — The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) completed its sustainment exercise (SUSTEX) and began a scheduled deployment Dec. 23, the U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairs said in a Dec. 23 release. The TRCSG returned from a six-month…
USS John McCain, USS Georgia Conduct High-Profile Transits to Message Rivals
The U.S. Navy conducted and announced two high-profile ship movements in recent days, both intended to send messages to international rivals. In the latest, the USS John McCain (DDG 56) “asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent…
Future USS Daniel Inouye Completes Builder’s Trials
BATH, Maine — The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) successfully completed builder’s trials Dec. 19 after spending four days at sea off the coast of Bath, Maine, Naval Sea Systems Command said in a Dec. 21 release. Builder’s trials…
Admiral: New Maritime Strategy’s ‘Control of the Seas’ Compares Well to Cold War Maritime Strategy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The new tri-service maritime strategy released Dec. 17 by the chiefs of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard pivots toward the great power competition that has been building up in recent years, and aspects of…
Geurts: Ramping up for Wartime Demands Increased Shipyard Efficiency During COVID Siege
ARLINGTON, Va. — Planning for the unplanned before a crisis like COVID-19 helped the U.S. Navy continue ship maintenance and acquisition at a rapid pace despite the coronavirus pandemic, the service’s top procurement official says. “It has been fairly remarkable that…
Cobham’s Aerial Refueling Buddy Store Mounted During MQ-25 Test Flight
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Cobham Mission Systems’ underwing mounted refueling buddy store was carried for the first time during a successful test flight of Boeing’s MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, Cobham said in a Dec. 16 release. The test helped to validate the…
USS Gabrielle Giffords Interdicts More Than $100 Million in Drugs
AT SEA — The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 407 seized an estimated 2,810 kilograms of suspected cocaine, Dec. 5, the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs…
Future LCS USS Cooperstown Completes Acceptance Trials
MARINETTE, Wis., Dec. 14, 2020 — Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 23), the future USS Cooperstown, completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, Lockheed Martin said in a Dec. 14 release. Trials included a full-power run, maneuverability testing, and surface and air…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Mobile (LCS 26)
MOBILE, Ala. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Mobile (LCS 26) during a ceremony at Austal USA on Dec. 9, the service said in a Dec. 11 release. Mobile is the 23rd littoral combat ship (LCS) and…
