From Naval Air Systems Command, Feb 4, 2025 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the F/A-18 E/F Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II system in November 2024, providing the fleet with an…
USS St. Louis Supports Operation Southern Guard at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Feb. 4, 2025 NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) is moored at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) and the crew is supporting the expansion of…
NAVWAR at WEST 2025: Future of Multi-Domain Warfare Demands Agility, Audacious Innovation
From Lily Chen, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, Feb. 4, 2025 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — At the 2025 WEST Conference in San Diego, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) reinforced its commitment to driving technological innovation and strengthening the Navy’s…
Northrop Grumman Advances Airborne Navigation Capabilities for the US Navy
From Northrop Grumman, Feb. 4, 2025 WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Feb. 4, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is advancing the U.S. Navy’s airborne navigation capabilities with implementation of the LN-251M, the next-generation upgrade of the LN-251 Inertial Navigation…
USS Lake Erie Returns Home to San Diego
From Lt. j.g. Selena Esteban, Jan. 31, 2025 The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 30, after completing a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet…
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for Deployment of Future Mine Countermeasures Capabilities
By PEO USC Public Affairs, Feb. 3, 2025 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has recently awarded a series of contracts, under Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), to facilitate Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission…
BAE Systems to upgrade additional Mk 45 Naval Guns for U.S. Navy
From BAE Systems, Jan. 27, 2025 Advanced firepower will continue to play a critical role at sea as Sailors face advanced threats The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems…
Maxim Watermakers Completes Testing of First U.S. Navy Closed Loop Cooling System
From Fairbanks Morse Defense, Jan. 28, 2025 Maxim Watermakers, a business unit of Fairbanks Morse Defense, has successfully completed qualification testing for a first-of-its-kind submarine maintenance Closed Loop Cooling System (CLCS) for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNS…
Lockheed Martin Offers Mk70 Launcher to Increase Lethality of LCS
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — Lockheed Martin has adapted its Mk41 vertical missile launcher into a scalable containerized system than can be deployed on U.S. Navy ships, including the littoral combat ships (LCS) and non-traditional platforms…
Operation Southern Spear: Latest Development in Operationalizing Robotic and Autonomous Systems
Operation Southern Spear will deploy unmanned air and surface vessels to help determine combinations of unmanned vehicles and manned forces to provide coordinated maritime domain awareness and conduct counternarcotics operations. From U.S. 4th Fleet, Jan. 28, 2025 MAYPORT, Fla. – U.S. Naval Forces Southern…
