WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. Navy needs a fleet of more than 500 manned and unmanned ships, including more attack submarines. “ We need to build more attack submarines,” Esper said, speaking Oct. 6 at the Center…
USS Pinckney Returns Home After Nine-Month Deployment
SAN DIEGO – Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) returned to its homeport, Naval Station San Diego, following a nine-month deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. 4th Fleet areas of operations, Oct. 5, U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairs said…
General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $251 Million in Navy contracts
GROTON, Conn. — General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded two U.S. Navy contracts this week with a total value of $251 million, the company said in an Oct. 1 release. The first contract is a $215.7…
DoD Taps Sea Machines for Autonomous VTOL Replenishment Vessels
BOSTON — Sea Machines Robotics, a Boston-based developer of autonomous command and control systems for surface vessels, has been awarded a multi-year Other Transaction agreement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the company announced in an Oct. 5 release. …
Navy Awards SEWIP Block 3 Contract to Northrop Grumman
BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a follow-on production contract for AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 electronic warfare systems by the U.S. Navy on Sept. 30, the company said in an Oct. 2 release. The…
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Shifts Homeport to Greece
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece – The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), shifted its homeport from Norfolk, Va., to Souda Bay, Greece, effective Oct. 1, 2020, the U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs said in an…
Navy to Establish First MQ-25 Stingray UAV Squadron in 2021
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has announced plans to activate the force structure to operate its future MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling unmanned aerial vehicle late next year. In an internal notice, the chief of naval operations directed the establishment…
VideoRay begins shipping Defender ROVs to U.S. Navy
POTTSTOWN, Pa. – Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) maker VideoRay has begun shipping its new Defender underwater robot to the U.S. Navy, the company said Oct. 1. The shipments are done under an existing $49 million contract to deliver the Navy’s…
Reclamation of Ex-Japanese MH-53E Helicopter Parts Complete for U.S. Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The reclamation of helicopter parts from some retired Japanese helicopters to sustain some U.S. Navy and Marine Corps helicopters is complete, a Navy spokeswoman said. The parts are being used to sustain the U.S. Navy’s MH-53E Sea…
Navy Orders Full-Rate Production for BQM-177A Aerial Targets From Kratos
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded $29.2 million contract to Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc. for Lot 1 Full-Rate Production of the company’s BQM-177A subsonic aerial target. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded the firm-fixed-price contract to Kratos…
