NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on May 25 a U.S. Navy order of two REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). “REMUS UUVs have been used by the U.S. Navy for their defense operations for more than 20…
General Atomics EMALS and AAG Systems Aboard Ford Reach Over 8,000 ‘Cats and Traps’ Milestone
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced in a May 24 release that the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) achieved the Navy’s target of…
USCGC Hamilton Concludes Operations with U.S. Navy 6th Fleet
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — The Legend-class national security USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) transited out of the Mediterranean Sea, concluding the crew’s recent operations in the U.S. Navy 6th Fleet’s area of responsibility, May 24, 2021, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in…
USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns from Deployment
SAN DIEGO – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to San Diego, May 25, marking the completion of its deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, the U.S. 3rd Fleet’s Public Affairs office said…
NAVAIR Commander: Readiness Initiatives Extend to Multiple Aircraft Types
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has been heralded for the significant progress in increasing the mission-capable rates of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter fleet, but the initiatives that made it possible are not being limited to strike fighters,…
Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, May 22, said commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One. Due to COVID-19 limitations, 400 guests attended the socially…
Makin Island ARG, 15th MEU Returns from 7-Month Deployment
SAN DIEGO – More than 5,000 Sailors and Marines of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned to their San Diego homeport over the weekend, concluding a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas…
Construction Starts on Fleet Oiler Robert F. Kennedy
SAN DIEGO – Construction on the USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) began at the General Dynamics – National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard, May 21, the Navy’s Program Executive Office – Ships said in a release. T-AO 208…
USS Wichita Busts $12 Million Drugs in Caribbean Sea
CARIBBEAN SEA – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 402 has seized an estimated $12 million in suspected drugs, the U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs said in a…
U.S. Coast Guard Establishes UxS Cross Functional Working Group
A report from the National Academies of Sciences has recommended the U.S. Coast Guard “take a more strategic and accelerated approach to exploit the capabilities of existing and future unmanned systems,” and the Coast Guard agrees. The report, “Leveraging Unmanned Systems…
