WASHINGTON, D.C. — Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced July 28 the Unmanned Influence Sweep System, a critical component of the Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, has achieved initial operating capability, or IOC. The Office of…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Returns Home after 68-day Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant’s crew returned to Port Canaveral on July 22 after completing a 68-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said July 28. The crew’s deployment was focused on collaborating…
Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Deploy to Southern Command Region
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department will deploy a hospital ship to the U.S. Southern Command region during the fall of 2022, the department said. “The Department of Defense plans to deploy the United States Naval Ship Comfort, a Mercy-class…
U.S. Navy Holds UAS Wide-Area Mission Demonstration
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy recently completed an unmanned aircraft system wide-area mission demonstration to assess capabilities that could benefit the fleet in the future, Naval Air Systems Command said July 27. The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical…
Pacific Partnership Concludes Palau Phase
KOROR, PALAU — The Palau phase of Pacific Partnership concluded in Koror, Palau, on July 23, Lt.j.g. Molly Sanders wrote in a July 27 U.S 7th Fleet release. In Palau, the Pacific Partnership 2022 team included representatives from the host…
US Navy Exercises Option for L3Harris Submarine Imaging Masts
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The U.S. Navy exercised an option on a previously awarded L3Harris Technologies’ contract to produce enhanced submarine imaging masts and spares, the company said July 27. L3Harris will provide two configurations of its Type 20 low-profile mast…
Austal USA Awarded Contract Option for 2 U.S. NAVY T-ATS Ships
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a $156 million U.S. Navy contract option for the construction of two Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships (T-ATS), the company said in a release. With the award, the company is now under…
Marine Corps Resumes Limited ACV Water Operations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps has authorized water operations of its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle, but only in protected waters, Headquarters Marine Corps said July 26. “On July 22, after initial review of the factors involved in the July…
General Atomics SeaGuardian UAS Supporting RIMPAC 2022
SAN DIEGO — An MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft system from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is under contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, the company said July 27. RIMPAC, the world’s…
CNO’s NAVPLAN Addresses Hybrid Fleet Force Structure Goals for 2045
ARLINGTON, Va. — The update to the chief of naval operation’s Navigation Plan incorporates the Navy’s Force Design 2045 ship and aircraft force level goals for 2045, a hybrid fleet in which manned ships will remain dominant but supplemented by…
