WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has announced that the newest towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS 8) will be named Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek in honor of the history, service and contributions of the Saginaw Chippewa tribe of Michigan,…
BAE Garners Order for Payload Tubes of Virginia-Class Submarines
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — BAE Systems has received a follow-on contract to produce 28 more payload tubes for the U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-class attack submarines, the company said in a July 25 release. Under the contract with General Dynamics Electric…
Navy Announces Commissioning Date for Future USS Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — The U.S. Navy has approved the commissioning date for the future littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), the commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in a July 25 release. The Navy will commission Cincinnati on…
Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Paul Ignatius
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will commission its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony on July 27 at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to…
Sailors Use Augmented-Reality Gear to Train for Combat
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Sailors file into the room, their weapons ready and their adrenaline flowing. They operate as a team in a seamless manner. Their mission: to secure an active-shooter situation and apprehend the holographic perpetrator. Commands are given…
Future USS Oakland Launched at Austal’s Alabama Facility
WASHINGTON — The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) was launched July 21 at Austal USA’s ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, according to the Naval Sea System Command’s Program Executive Office-Ships Unmanned and Small Combatants. This marked the first time…
Future USS Tripoli Completes Builder’s Trials
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The Navy’s newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), successfully completed builder’s trials on July 19. The ship returned to the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilding division’s shipyard following four days underway in the…
Navy Awards Billion-Dollar Sonobuoy Contract
Arlington, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s increasing focus on anti-submarine warfare is reflected in a recent mega-contract award for its primary air-dropped sensor, the sonobuoy. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded to ERAPSCO, a joint venture of Sparton and USSI…
Navy Recon Aircraft Approached by Venezuelan Fighter in Unsafe Manner
MIAMI, Fla. — A U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II aircraft, flying a mission in approved international airspace on July 19, was approached in an unprofessional manner by a SU-30 Flanker Venezuelan fighter aircraft, according to the U.S. Southern Command. “After…
Navy to Commission USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy Jodi Greene announced Duluth as the commissioning location for the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul in a joint press conference July 18 with Duluth Mayor Emily Larson. Greene is LCS 21’s sponsor and…
