Release From Naval Air Systems Command NAS Patuxent River, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) and Strategic Communications Wing 1 (SCW-1) announced the official popular name for the Navy’s new Take Charge…
DoN Seeks Energy Resilience Solutions to Power Navy and Marine Corps Installations
Release From SECNAV Public Affairs Office WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of the Navy, under the leadership of Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan, announced a bold solicitation to industry for innovative, deployable energy solutions capable of powering…
Exail Partners With U.S. Key Player to Supply 100 Navigation Systems for Naval UUVs
LINCOLN, R. I.) July 30, 2025 — Exail, a leading provider of navigation solutions, has secured a new contract with a U.S.-based global defense player. The agreement involves the delivery of 100 Phins Compact Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) to equip…
Senators Introduce Bill to Exempt Shipbuilding Workforce from Cuts
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of New England lawmakers has introduced a bill in Congress to protect the shipbuilding workforce. U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the U.S. Senate…
L3Harris Successfully Tests New Power Plant System for Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
Release From Aerojet Rocketdyne L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed testing of the first power plant system for the Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System (SCEPS) that will power the U.S. Navy’s MK 54 MOD 2 Increment 2 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo. The…
QinetiQ US Secures $26M in Naval Defense Contracts with General Dynamics Electric Boat
Release From QintetiQ Multi-year agreement strengthens QinetiQ’s position in naval defense systems with critical components for Virginia and Columbia class submarines MCLEAN, Va., July 29, 2025 — QinetiQ US secures approximately $26 million in subcontracts from General Dynamics Electric Boat to deliver…
F/A-18 and EA-18G Surpass 12 Million Flight Hours
RELEASE FROM NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft fleet has surpassed 12 million flight hours, marking an important milestone for one of the most enduring families of aircraft in modern…
USNS Comfort Departs Costa Rica After Fifth CP25 Mission Stop
By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS LIMÓN, Costa Rica – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Limón, Costa Rica, August 1, 2025, after spending eight days providing medical care, dental care, veterinary care, and multiple subject matter exchanges for…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Awarded Contract for Additional DDG 51 Destroyer
Release From General Dynamics Bath Iron Works BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that the U.S. Navy has exercised an option to add an additional DDG 51 destroyer to the…
Navy F-35C Jet Crashes Near NAS Lemoore
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II strike fighter crashed on July 30 near Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, the air station said in a Facebook post. “NAS Lemoore can confirm an…
