ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Munro returned home on March 1 after a 78-day deployment, during which the crew seized an estimated $115 million worth of cocaine from suspected smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to a Coast Guard Pacific Area release. The crew patrolled known drug-transit…
NAVAIR Extends Life of F-16 Adversary Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Specialized and Proven Aircraft program office (PMA-226) recently completed a modification on several U.S. Navy F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft to increase readiness and service life, according to Naval Air Systems Command. The FalconUp modification improves F-16A readiness by extending their fatigue…
2nd Fleet Conducts Convoy Exercise in Atlantic
NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. 2nd Fleet, on behalf of U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and with Military Sealift Command (MSC), is conducting convoy operations across the Atlantic, employing the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf alongside USNS Benavidez, MV Resolve and MV Patriot, the…
BAE Secures $188 Million Contract for Navy Aegis Combat System
MCLEAN, Va. — BAE Systems Inc. was awarded a five-year $188.2 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Technical Representative organization with large-scale system engineering, integration and testing expertise for the Aegis weapons and combat systems aboard Navy surface ships, the company announced. “BAE Systems personnel have…
Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Cooperstown
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony on Feb. 29 in Marinette, Wisconsin, the Pentagon said in a release. Alba Tull will serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a…
Laser From Chinese Destroyer Targets Navy P-8A Poseidon
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was lased by People’s Republic of China (PRC) navy destroyer 161 on Feb. 17 while flying in airspace above international waters about 380 miles west of Guam, according to the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s…
Navy Accepts Delivery of USS Tripoli
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery on Feb. 28 of the future USS Tripoli, the newest America-class amphibious assault ship, from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, the Navy announced. Amphibious assault ships project power and maintain presence by serving as the cornerstone of the amphibious ready…
Navy Crew Begins Training in Completed Spaces Aboard JFK
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries has reached an important milestone in the construction of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy as the first of 2,700 compartments were turned over to the ship’s crew, the company announced. The completed spaces…
Navy UISS Program Achieves Milestone C
HUNT VALLEY, Md. — Textron Systems Corp. announced that the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program, which is based on Textron’s Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV), has achieved a Milestone C decision. The decision allows the program to…
Coast Guard Cutter Valiant Returns Home After 9-Week Caribbean Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returned home on Feb. 27 to Naval Station Mayport after completing a nine-week patrol in the Caribbean Sea, according to the Coast Guard 7th District. The Valiant crew patrolled more than…
