By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | July 25, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain — The Secretary of the Navy recently awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) to several units assigned to or operating within U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. The…
July 24 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, July 24, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi missiles on launchers in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined these weapons presented an imminent…
SECDEF Announces Two Flag Nominations for SOUTHCOM, NDU
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Alvin Holsey for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida. Holsey is…
July 23 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command July 23, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed three Iranian-backed Houthi missile launchers in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined these weapons presented an imminent…
IFS Enterprise Software Supports Shipbuilding, Aviation Management and Maintenance
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — A global Information technology company has expanded its products in recent years to provide tailored digital enterprise software to shipbuilders, ship repair yards, air arms, and airlines. IFS is a global…
U.S. Navy Conducts Successful Live-Fire Demonstration at RIMPAC 2024
By From: Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs, July 22, 2024 HONOLULU, Hawaii – The U.S. Navy achieved a significant milestone at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise with the successful launching and testing of…
New DOD Strategy Calls for Enhancements, Engagements, Exercises in Arctic
July 22, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News The Defense Department today released its 2024 Arctic Strategy. The strategy acknowledges how environmental changes are affecting the Arctic region, details the implications for U.S. security and spells out how the department…
GA-ASI SeaGuardian Featured Again at RIMPAC Exercise
U.S. Navy Rim of Pacific Exercise Is World’s Largest Maritime Exercise From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SAN DIEGO – 23 July 2024 – An MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is once again…
ONR Awards Benedict College and Integer Technologies Partnership $7.9M Contract for Research and Workforce Development
Funding for Tech and Talent to Secure Autonomous Systems Against Cyberattack COLUMBIA, S.C. — July 23, 2024 — Benedict College and Integer Technologies announce that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded a $7.9 million contract to increase the cyber…
Tethered Drone Extends Line-of-Sight Communications for Surface Platforms
General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Containerized Tethered Elevated Mast (C-TEM) shipboard tethered unmanned aerial system solution will extend line-of-sight communication for U.S. Navy ships and unmanned surface vessels. General Dynamics Mission Systems is a mission integrator for the Navy’s hybrid fleet…
