ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Central Command has published a timeline of the June 13 attacks on two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The two motor tankers, the Norway-flagged M/TAltair and the Japan-flagged M/T Kokuka Courageous, were apparently…
Bainbridge Answers Distress Call
GULF OF OMAN (NNS) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) responded to a distress call from the M/V Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman the morning of June 13. The Bainbridge received a call from…
Presidential Helicopter Program Approved for Production of 6 Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s presidential helicopter program awarded a $542 million contract to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, on June 10 to build six VH-92A aircraft, spares and support equipment, the Program Executive Office for Assault and…
Navy Awards $1.8 Billion Contract for F-35 Block 4 Capabilities
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. a contract to continue development of Block 4 capabilities for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $1.8 billion “cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-award-fee,…
House Armed Services Chairman Downplays Party Differences Over 2020 Defense Spending
The House Armed Services Committee chairman downplayed the partisan differences over the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization but said the “biggest threat” to adequate defense funding was the failure to reach agreement on lifting punishing spending caps. Although the chairman’s…
SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of U.S. Coast Guard, World War II Navy Cross Recipient
CHERBOURG, France — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 132, in honor of Coast Guard Capt. Quentin Walsh, who was awarded the Navy Cross for his service during World War II, the secretary’s…
Navy Reduces Planned F/A-18C+ Hornet Conversions
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has reduced the number of F/A-18C Hornet strike fighters it is modernizing to the F/A-18C+ configuration from 25 to 19, only enough to field one squadron for the U.S. Marine Corps, according to Michael…
Navy Orders 34 ScanEagle UAVs for Partner Nations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract for 34 ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles for four partner nations adjacent to the South China Sea. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $47.9 million contract on May 31 to…
Queen Elizabeth Closer to Operations With Transatlantic Training
LONDON — HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s future flagship, will deploy in late summer for the eastern seaboard of the United States, including a port visit in the Washington, D.C., area, where she will host the Atlantic Future Forum, the U.K….
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Becomes NAVWARSYSCOM
SAN DIEGO — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has changed its name to Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), reinforcing its commitment to outpacing adversaries in information warfare, the command said in a release. Chief of Naval Operations Adm….
