ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Technologies a contract to upgrade some AQS-20A towed sonars to the AQS-20C configuration. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Raytheon a $66.5 million firm fixed-price contract for engineering, design, development, production,…
Navy Orders Unmanned Influence Sweep System from Textron
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has ordered another Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from Textron, the Defense Department announced. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Textron Systems a $12.9 million contract for one low-rate initial production…
Logistics and Partnerships Sustain Ships at Sea
To maintain a naval presence throughout the vast Indo-Pacific area of operations requires a logistics network that can supply and sustain naval ships while they are at sea. Singapore-based Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC)/Task Force 73 (CTF 73), is…
U.S. Coast Guard Ships Depart Puerto Rico on Mission to Strengthen Trans-Atlantic Ties
ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) with the Sentinel-class fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) departed Puerto Rico on April 1 to transit the North Atlantic…
Navy Orders 11 P-8A Aircraft for $1.6 Billion
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded a $1.6 billion production contract to Boeing for 11 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft, nine for the U.S. Navy and two for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The Naval Air…
Navy Orders One E-2D Aircraft Inside Major Support Contract
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract modification to support the service’s fleet of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye battle management aircraft and to build one additional E-2D. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, was…
Austal Launches Future LCS Canberra for U.S. Navy
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA launched the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) into Alabama’s Mobile River on March 30, the company said in an April 1 release. The Canberra, an Independence-class littoral combat ship, is the first ship to be launched…
Coast Guard Cutter Walnut Arrives at New Homeport in Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Walnut arrived at the cutter’s new homeport, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a March 31 release. The Walnut crew performed a major maintenance availability project to enable the 225-foot cutter…
Light Carrier Concept ‘Not Compelling,’ Navy’s Air Warfare Director Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s director of Air Warfare does not see a compelling case for the service to build and deploy light aircraft carriers to augment or replace the service’s large, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). “I believe the…
Navy Grapples with Slow Strike Fighter Training Output, Admiral Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is struggling with supplying the fleet with enough strike fighter pilots to fill its squadrons, but is seeing some progress after resolving some training aircraft issues. The strike fighter training pipeline is “too darn…
