ARLINGTON, Va. — Construction of the U.S. Navy’s next-generation guided-missile frigate (FFG) is to take begin later this month, a Navy admiral said. “[Regarding] the FFG 62 Constellation class, we’re going to start bending metal later this month,” said Rear…
Marine Corps to Gain Three More CH-53K Helicopter Flight Simulators
ORLANDO, Fla. — The United States Marine Corps will gain additional training opportunities preparing them to operate the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, Lockheed Martin said in an Aug. 16 release. The aircraft is the most modern and powerful helicopter…
Fairbanks Morse Defense Expands UXV Capabilities with DECK Marine Systems Collaboration
BELOIT, Wis. — Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), is expanding its capabilities to serve unmanned marine vehicles (UXV) through a licensing agreement with DECK Marine Systems (DECK), a developer of innovative systems to…
AeroVironment Acquires Navigation Solutions Provider Planck Aerosystems
ARLINGTON, Va. — AeroVironment Inc. has acquired Planck Aerosystems Inc., a leading provider of advanced unmanned aircraft navigation solutions, Aerovironment said in an Aug. 17 release. The acquisition will significantly accelerate AeroVironment’s development of advanced autonomy capabilities. Founded in 2014,…
U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India
CHENNAI, INDIA — Military Sealift Command’s (MSC’s) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) conducted maintenance at Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T shipyard, in Kattupalli near Chennai, India, Aug. 7-17, MSC Far East…
Navy Contracts MQ-9 Reapers for Marine Corps, Extending Range for Future Operations
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy recently awarded a $135.8 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for eight MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems that are scheduled for delivery to the Marine Corps in late…
Silver Ships Delivers Marine Hydrographic Survey Vessel to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
MOBILE, Ala. — Silver Ships Inc. has delivered the largest marine surveying vessel of its series, designed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to the Corps’ Venice Sub Office in Venice, Louisiana, the company said in an Aug. 16…
USS Bulkeley, Latest FDNF-E ship, Arrives in New Homeport Rota, Spain
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s last Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer scheduled to shift its homeport to…
Pilot Safe after Ejection from Navy T-45C Crash near NAS Kingsville, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI — On Aug. 16 at approximately 12:00 p.m. CDT, a U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, crashed on approach to NAS Kingsville, the Chief of…
Keel Authenticated for Future USS Jeremiah Denton
WASHINGTON — The keel for the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), a Flight III Arleigh-Burke class destroyer was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, August 16, Team Ships Public Affairs said in a release. The…
