Dec. 7, 2023 BAE Systems has been awarded a $211 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract by the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate production (FRP). In…
ELBIT AMERICA WINS $500 MILLION CONTRACT TO CONTINUE SUPPLYING NIGHT VISION TO U.S. MARINES
The Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle is lightweight, provides critical advantages on the modern battlefield FORT WORTH, TEXAS – DEC. 7, 2023 – Elbit America received a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the United States Marine Corps (USMC)…
USS Mount Whitney Returns to Homeport
Release from Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet ***** Dec. 8, 2023 By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mario Coto, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) GAETA, Italy – The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) returned…
Stand-off Offensive Sea Mine Capability Needed, Former Vice Chairman Said
***** By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor WASHINGTON — The United States needs a more capable and expanded offensive sea mine capability in order to deter China and defend Taiwan, said a retired former admiral who served as vice chairman…
New Chaplain Pin Making Waves Across the Surface Force
Release from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** By Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet 07 December 2023 SAN DIEGO — Chaplains have been working side by side with Sailors since 1775, keeping to their core principle…
MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads more than $239 million worth of cocaine in San Diego
Release from U.S. Coast Guard District 11 ***** Dec. 6, 2023 SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloads approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $239 million,…
NAVAIR STATEMENT ON V-22 Osprey Grounding
Release from Naval Air Systems Command ***** 06 December 2023 From NAVAIR Public Affairs Out of an abundance of caution, following the AFSOC operational stand down, NAVAIR is instituting a grounding bulletin for all V-22 Osprey variants Dec. 6. This…
NOAA, U.S. Navy award construction contract for new NOAA Marine Operations Center
Release from NOAA ***** BY Keeley Belva, Dec. 5, 2023 Today, the U.S. Navy, on behalf of NOAA, has awarded $146,778,932 to Skanska USA, from New York, to design and build a new NOAA facility on Naval Station Newport in…
Successful JAGM-MR Guided Flight Test Demonstrates Tri-Mode Seeker, Multiple Target Discrimination
Release from Lockheed Martin ***** CHINA LAKE, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2023) – Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a JAGM-MR guided flight test on Dec. 2, 2023, at China Lake Test Range in California. The successful flight test demonstrated JAGM-MR’s tri-mode seeker and its…
Navy to complete rapid delivery of new counter-UAS system to Ukraine
Release from Naval Air Systems Command ***** Dec 6, 2023 NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The Navy will complete the delivery of a new Counter-Unmanned Air System (UAS) weapon system to Ukraine this month as part of the Department…
