Identification Friend or Foe tech refresh design implements new capabilities into one system From BAE Systems GREENLAWN, N.Y. — September 24, 2024 – BAE Systems has received a $19 million contract from the U.S. Navy to design and implement UPX-24…
USS Leyte Gulf Decommissioned
From USS Leyte Gulf Public Affairs, Sept. 24, 2024 NORFOLK, Va. – The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) held a decommissioning ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk on September 20th. Over 500 attendees including plankowners…
USS Omaha Participates in Oceania Maritime Security Initiative
By Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1, Sept. 20, 2024 PACIFIC OCEAN – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12), with an embarked detachment from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 and a law enforcement detachment from U.S. Coast Guard…
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Deploys
By Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs, 23 September 2024 NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 23, 2024) Sailors assigned to engineering and aviation intermediate maintenance department muster on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman…
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS Baltimore
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 20 September 2024 BALTIMORE (Sept 20, 2024) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 812 will be named USS Baltimore. Del Toro made the announcement during…
AUSTAL USA Continues Expansion of Mobile Shipyard to Support Submarine Industrial Base
From Austal USA, Sept. 23, 2024 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA has been awarded a $450 million contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat for the expansion of production capacity in support of the U.S. Navy submarine industrial base (SIB). This award…
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates MQ-4C Triton Navigation Systems Over the Arctic Ocean
From Northrop Grumman DEADHORSE, Alaska – Sept. 19, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demonstrated the MQ-4C Triton navigation system’s ability to operate at high latitudes deep within the Arctic Circle, delivering on its commitment to provide critical…
Carrier Air Wing 5 Completes Air Wing Fallon Training in Rare Full-Strength Participation
From MC1 Class Keenan Daniels, 19 September 2024 NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. – Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 recently completed Air Wing Fallon (AWF) training as a fully integrated air wing, taking advantage of the scheduled hull swap between…
RTX’s Raytheon Selected to Streamline Production of SPY-6 Transmit/Receive Modules
September 17, 2024 Manufacturing advancements expected to reduce production costs ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Navy ManTech project from Penn State University Applied Research Laboratory’s Electronics Manufacturing…
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future John Lewis-class Oiler USNS Dolores Huerta
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 18 September 2024 WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the future John Lewis-class oiler, T-AO 205-class, will be named USNS Dolores Huerta (T-AO 214). Del Toro made the announcement during a…
