ARLINGTON, Va. — The next U.S. Marine aircraft squadron scheduled for transition to the F-35 Lightning II strike fighter made its last flight in an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter Jan. 23. The flight by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All-Weather) 225 (VMFA(AW)-225), based at Marine Corps…
Coast Guard’s Only Heavy Icebreaker Arrives in Antarctica
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — The 159 crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived Jan. 22 at McMurdo Station, following a 58-day transit from the United States, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a Jan….
Navy Names Future Aircraft Carrier Doris Miller During King Day Ceremony
WASHINGTON — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly on Jan. 20 named a future aircraft carrier the USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honoring black Americans of the Greatest Generation. The day’s ceremony also paid homage to the beginning and…
Unmanned Watercraft for Expeditionary Warfare Progressing Rapidly
ARLINGTON, Va. — The development of unmanned watercraft for expeditionary warfare has been progressing rapidly, said the program manager of U.S. Navy Unmanned Maritime Systems. “We made a tremendous amount of progress in the expeditionary warfare area in 2019,” Capt….
Coast Guard Expedites ScanEagle ISR Services for National Security Cutters
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard is so bullish on the Insitu-built ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that it is moving up the schedule of installing it on its Legend-class national security cutters (NSCs). The Coast Guard awarded Insitu…
Boeing, Navy Complete First Super Hornet IRST Block II Flight
ST. LOUIS — For the first time, Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II pod in late 2019, the company said in a release. IRST Block II…
Navy Carriers to Receive Unmanned Aviation Warfare Centers
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is installing control centers for unmanned aerial vehicles on its aircraft carriers as the ships go through overhauls and maintenance periods, a Navy official said. Capt. Chuck Ehnes, the Navy’s program manager for in-service…
USS Gerald R. Ford Set for 11 At-Sea Periods for Tests and Trials
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier will go through a rigorous period of tests and trials over the rest of fiscal 2020, a Navy official said. Speaking Jan. 16 at the Surface Navy Association gathering here, Capt….
Navy Studying Single-Phased Delivery for JFK
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s program manager for the next three aircraft carriers said the sea service is considering the business case for a single-phased delivery of the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). Speaking Jan. 16 at…
Program Manager: Navy Examining Conventional Prompt Strike Capability for Zumwalt-Class Destroyer
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s program manager for the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer praised the capability being built into the ship as it transforms into an offensive surface strike platform from a land-attack ship, possibly to include a new missile strike capability. …
