Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced he was firing Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti on Friday, the same day as he relieved Air Force General Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to…
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak Returns Home Following 37-Day Law Enforcement Patrol in American Samoa
From U.S. Coast Guard District 14 External Affairs, Feb. 23, 2025 HONOLULU – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) returned home to Honolulu Saturday following a 37-day territorial integrity patrol along the U.S. maritime…
The Navy’s Carrier Airwing Flies Further With Hercules’ New Tanker Approval
From Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Feb. 24, 2025 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. –- The Navy Reserve’s KC-130T Hercules fleet, upgraded with the NP200 propeller system, is cleared to aerially refuel a significantly wider range of aircraft across the carrier…
USS Stockdale Returns Home After Seven-Month Deployment To 5th Fleet And 7th Fleet
From MC1 Storm Henry, Feb. 22, 2025 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th Fleet and 7th…
General Atomics Awarded Contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat
From General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Feb. 24, 2025 SAN DIEGO – Feb. 24, 2025 – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to fabricate and deliver three shipsets…
Northrop Grumman to Collaborate with Hanwha on the Republic of Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Program
From Northrop Grumman MELBOURNE, Fla. – Feb. 20, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Hanwha have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in connection with the Republic of Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Helicopter (KMCH) program. The agreement supports Northrop…
U.S. Navy Celebrates Second Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Nutekpor, Ghana
By MCC Justin Stumberg, U.S. 6th Fleet, Feb. 20, 2025 NUTEKPOR, Ghana – Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, in collaboration with U.S. Naval Forces Africa, and the U.S. Embassy, Accra hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Jan. 22, 2025, to commemorate the construction…
USS Thomas Hudner Deploys to Fourth Fleet
From U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Feb. 19, 2025 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – The Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) departs Naval Station Mayport, Florida to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 18. Thomas Hudner will…
PteroDynamics Awarded U.S. Navy Contract to Develop Next-Gen Autonomous Transwing VTOL UAS
Expansion to 2021 Blue Water Logistics UAS Contract Calls for Development and Demonstration of Fleet-Deployable, 330-pound P5 Transwing for Critical Repair Cargo From Pterodynamics Inc. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - February 18, 2025 – PteroDynamics Inc., an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft…
Insitu Awarded $102 Million for ScanEagle, Blackjack UAS
BINGEN, Wash., Feb. 18, 2025 – Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is awarded a $102,353,293 modification (P00007) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001922D0038). This modification increases the contract ceiling to procure 21 RQ-21A Blackjack air vehicles and 47 ScanEagle air…
