From SECNAV Public Affairs, Dec. 11, 2024 WASHINGTON (Dec. 11, 2024) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro gave remarks at the 2024 U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) Defense Forum, Dec. 11, 2024. The forum consisted of Senior military officials, members…
JMSDF Fleet Air Force, U.S. Navy’s Task Force 70 Sign Memorandum to Increase Bilateral Electronic Attack Capability
By Lt.Cmdr. Seth Koenig NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Koji Kaneshima, Commander, Fleet Air Force (CFAF), and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Undocks USS Zumwalt
From HII, Dec. 6 2024 PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully undocked USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class of guided missile destroyers, taking the ship one step…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 111
By Team Ships Public Affairs, Dec. 9, 2024 NEW ORLEANS – The latest Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 111 was delivered to the Navy from Textron Systems on Nov. 27. The delivery of LCAC 111 comes after completion of…
USS Arleigh Burke Returns Home After 4-Month Patrol
From U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs Dec. 9, 2024 ROTA, Spain – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returned home Dec. 7 after a four-month patrol, its fifth since…
HII Christens Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Arkansas
From HII, Dec. 7, 2024 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) today christened Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. “Today we celebrate the mighty submarine Arkansas, and…
Keel Laid for Future USNS Thurgood Marshall
By Team Ships Strategic Operations, Dec. 5, 2024 SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), a John Lewis-class Replenishment Oiler, was laid during a ceremony on Dec 5 at General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO. The…
VUP-19 First Robotics Specialists Discuss Their Contribution to History
by Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, 6 December 2024 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first crop of Robotics Warfare Specialists (RW) is contributing to the stand-up of their rating as they support MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft worldwide operations. The Robotics Warfare…
RTX’s Raytheon Awarded $590 Million Production Contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band
From RTX Raytheon, Dec. 5, 2024 System plays critical role delivering revolutionary combat capability MCKINNEY, Texas, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $590 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Navy for the Next Generation Jammer…
USS Carney: a Destroyer at War
From Austin Rooney, Dec. 4, 2024 On Oct. 19, 2023, USS Carney (DDG 64) was involved on in the most intense combat engagement by a U.S. Navy warship since WWII. WASHINGTON – October 19, 2023, started out as a routine day…
