12 November 2024 From Heather Wilburn, Fleet Readiness Center East MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) met a new milestone with the induction of its first Navy CMV-22B Osprey for maintenance Aug. 21….
Navy to Commission Future USS John Basilone
From the Navy Office of Information, Nov. 7, 2024 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122) will be commissioned, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. EST in New York. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the…
GA-ASI and US Navy Fly MQ-20 Avenger Using MD-5 GCS to Perform Command Autonomy Maneuvers
From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. SAN DIEGO – 07 November 2024 – On November 5, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used its MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System to perform commanded autonomy maneuvers as part of a demonstration…
VCNO Visits Shipyards, Navy Leadership in Northeast Focused on Readiness
From the Navy Office of Information, Nov. 6, 2024 WASHINGTON – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited the Northeast with a focus on Navy readiness and maintenance, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2024. Kilby spent time at General Dynamics…
VAW-123 Sends their Last E-2C Hawkeye to the Boneyard
By Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Public Affairs, Nov. 4, 2024 TUCSON, Ariz. – Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 123 transferred two of their four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the largest aircraft boneyard in the…
SECNAV Announces Service Life Extensions for 3 Cruisers
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Nov. 4, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Department of the Navy plans to operate three Ticonderoga-class (CG 47) cruisers beyond their expected service life: USS Gettysburg (CG 64), USS Chosin (CG 65), and USS Cape St. George…
HII Hosts United Kingdom Defense Leaders at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted United Kingdom defense leaders at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division Tuesday. Madelaine McTernan, chief of defence nuclear at the Ministry of Defence, led the U.K. delegation….
Navy Awards Honeywell $16M Contract for SEWIP Block 2 Antenna Array Panels
From Honeywell CHARLOTTE, N.C., November 4, 2024 – Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has been awarded a $16 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the full build, test, and integration of 25 antenna array panels supporting the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program…
USS The Sullivans Deploys
By U.S. Fleet Forces Public Affairs MAYPORT, Florida — The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) departed Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment, Nov. 2. USS The Sullivans is scheduled for an independent deployment to U.S. 5th fleet…
USS John S. McCain Returns Home from Deployment
From Naval Station Everett, Nov. 1, 2024 EVERETT, Washington – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) returned to Naval Station Everett, Oct. 31, 2024 following an eight-month deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group…
