PARIS — The U.S. Navy successfully completed a series of guided flight tests for Raytheon Co.’s Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2A short-range, surface-to-air missile, the company said in a release. Testing occurred at Naval Air Warfare Center in China…
Littoral Combat Ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul Is Christened, Launched
MARINETTE, Wis. — The Lockheed Martin-led shipbuilding team launched Littoral Combat Ship 21, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, into the Menominee River at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard on June 15. Ship sponsor Jodi J. Greene, deputy U.S. Navy undersecretary…
World War II-Era Mines Cleared During BALTOPS 2019
TODENDORF, Germany — German, Norwegian, Danish and U.S. Navy Sailors from the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise Mine Warfare Task Group came together to clear three World War II-era air-laid mines in the Baltic Sea on June 14, the Naval Surface…
U.S. Coast Guard Announces Homeport of Polar Security Cutter
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced that Seattle will be the home of the service’s new polar security cutters. “The Pacific Northwest has been the home of our icebreaking fleet since 1976, and I am confident that the Seattle…
BAE Systems Joins Boeing’s MQ-25 Industry Team
NASHUA, N.H. — BAE Systems has been awarded contracts by Boeing Co. to supply the Vehicle Management Control System (VMCS) and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial vehicle, BAE said in a release. “BAE Systems…
Central Command Releases Timeline of Mine Attack in Gulf of Oman
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Central Command has published a timeline of the June 13 attacks on two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The two motor tankers, the Norway-flagged M/TAltair and the Japan-flagged M/T Kokuka Courageous, were apparently…
Bainbridge Answers Distress Call
GULF OF OMAN (NNS) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) responded to a distress call from the M/V Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman the morning of June 13. The Bainbridge received a call from…
Corps Begins Fielding Mobile Satellite Communication System
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps recently began fielding a next-generation narrowband satellite communication system that assists warfighters in connecting to networks on the battlefield, Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) said in a June 12 release….
U.S. Department of Transportation Launches Port Infrastructure Development Program
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $292.7 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program, the department said in a June 12 release. “This…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Returns from 58-Day Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returned to their homeport in Pensacola, Florida, June 12 after a 58-day patrol in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a release of the same…
