SOLOMON ISLANDS — The Solomon Islands-Pacific Partnership 2022 team wrapped up two weeks of collaboration across several lines of effort during a closing ceremony on board USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), on Sept. 10, Leslie Hull-Ryde of Commander, Logistics Group Western…
Boeing Reveals First of New Innovative Defense Factories
MESA, Ariz. — Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security business unit unveiled on Sept. 12 its new Advanced Composite Fabrication Center, which has been purpose-built to produce advanced composite components for future combat aircraft, the company said in a release. The…
HII Begins Fabrication of Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Pittsburgh
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division started fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Pittsburgh (LPD 31) on Sept. 7, the company said in a release. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100…
Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Flies with LITENING Targeting Pod
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Northrop Grumman’s LITENING advanced targeting pod has successfully completed its first test flights on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet. The Navy selected LITENING to replace the legacy targeting pods on the F/A-18 fleet in early…
Britain’s Flagship Heads to USA Ahead of Autumn on European Operations
WASHINGTON — In the coming months, HMS Queen Elizabeth will be at the heart of a powerful task group made up of thousands of Sailors, up to 10 ships, F-35B Lightning jets, helicopter squadrons and Royal Marines Commandos which will…
Boeing Demos Open Autonomy Architecture for Manned-Unmanned Teaming with MQ-25
ST. LOUIS — Boeing has digitally demonstrated a new open autonomy architecture for MQ-25 that will allow the U.S. Navy to increase mission effectiveness by integrating manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability at speed and scale, the company said Sept. 6. The…
U.S. Maritime Forces Arrive for UNITAS LXIII hosted by Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Navy and Marine forces are set to arrive in Rio de Janeiro in support of UNITAS LXIII, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise scheduled to take place Sept. 8-22, the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command…
General Atomics Awarded Contract Continuing EMALS, AAG Evaluation for French Carrier
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced it has been awarded a contract by US Naval Air Systems Command to continue development and evaluation of tailored configurations of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG)…
Australian Navy Submariners to Train on British Nuclear Submarines
LONDON — Royal Australian Navy submariners will join United Kingdom crews to train on the newly commissioned Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Anson, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said Aug. 31. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace…
USNS Trenton Completes Gulf of Guinea Deployment
MALAGA, Spain — The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) arrived in Malaga, Spain, following a two-month deployment to the Gulf of Guinea, Aug. 28, 2022, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Public Affairs said Aug. 30. The deployment demonstrates…
