From SECNAV Public Affairs, Dec. 12, 2024 WASHINGTON DC (Dec. 12, 2024) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the sponsors of the future USS Charles J. French (DDG 142) will be the Director of the Office of…
U.S Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Robert F. Kennedy
By Team Ships Strategic Operations, Dec. 11, 2024 SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) delivered to the Navy on Dec. 10. Delivery follows the completion of Integrated Sea Trials where the ship’s…
CENTCOM Forces Defeat Houthi Attacks on U.S. Navy and U.S.-Flagged Ships in the Gulf of Aden
From U.S. Central Command, Dec. 10, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 9 – 10. The…
Saildrone Awarded Contract to Map Florida’s Coastal Waters
From Saildrone, Dec. 12, 2024 St. Petersburg, Fla. — Saildrone has been selected by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to map Florida’s coastal waters in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI), a multiyear…
SECNAV Attends 2024 USNI Defense Forum Washington Conference
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…
