Maritime security stakeholders from foreign governments, federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement and port agencies came together in Miami June 9 to strengthen and focus collaboration and cooperation between stakeholders to promote whole-of-government efforts to address maritime security issues. …
AeroVironment Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Arlington, Virginia
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — AeroVironment Inc., a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, announced June 15 the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Simi Valley, California, to Arlington, Virginia, effective June 15, 2021. “The greater Washington D.C. area is where…
18 NATO and Partner Nations Conducting Multi-Lateral Combat Training During BALTOPS 50
The U.S., NATO allies and partner nations are participating in the 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 50) exercise, currently underway through June 18 in and around the Baltic Sea. BALTOPS 2021 features air and maritime assets from 18 NATO allies and partner…
Commission Examines Assets that Honor the Confederacy, Will Suggest Name Changes
The Department of Defense’s Naming Commission — technically the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America — has…
DoD Announces Establishment of Arctic Regional Center
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced on June 9 the establishment of a new Department of Defense Regional Center, the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. The center will bring increased cooperation on the…
HII Wins Navy Planning Yard Contract Worth a Potential $724 Million
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract with a potential total value of $724 million for planning yard services in support of in-service amphibious ships, the company announced June 8. “Ingalls has a…
Navy Awards Austal USA $44M to Develop Autonomous Capability in EPF 13
HENDERSON, Western Australia — Austal Ltd. announced June 8 that Austal USA has been awarded a $44 million fixed-price, undefinitized contract modification for the design, procurement, production implementation and demonstration of autonomous capability on Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 13, USNS Apalachicola. Austal…
Curtiss-Wright to Upgrade Navy Helicopter Mission and Flight Management Computers to Meet New Threats
ASHBURN, Va. — Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division announced June 7 it was awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to provide its Modular Open-Systems Approach (MOSA) computers and video processing modules to upgrade the Mission Computer and Flight Management Computer (MC/FMC) on the U.S. Navy’s fleet of…
MQ-25 UAV Makes History with First Unmanned Aerial Refueling
ARLINGTON, Va. — An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made aviation history on June 4 with a successful air-to-air refueling of another aircraft. Boeing’s MQ-25 Demonstrator, T1, refueled a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter, a major step in the…
Future Navy LCS Canberra Christened at Austal
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA hosted the christening ceremony for the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) Independence-variant littoral combat ship on June 5, the company said in a release. Canberra is the 15th LCS designed and constructed by Austal USA…
