ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Defense Department will start a COVID-19 vaccination pilot program at 16 facilities in the United States and overseas, as soon as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grants emergency authorization, which is expected in the next…
Lockheed Martin: AI, Data Analytics Will Transform Navy Ship, Aircraft Repairs
BETHESDA, Md. — Sailors will soon spend more time focused on the mission and less on aircraft and ship repairs with a new information system driven by artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, Lockheed Martin said in a Dec. 9 release. Digitally re-engineering…
Coast Guard Lights LED Upgrade to Oak Island Lighthouse, N.C.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard lit a first-of-its-kind, LED-based rotating beacon at Oak Island Lighthouse on Caswell Beach, N.C., Dec. 7, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a Dec. 8 release. This upgrade is the Coast Guard’s first…
BAE Systems Receives Order for LRASM’s Advanced Seeker
NASHUA, N.H. — BAE Systems has received a $60 million contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture and deliver additional advanced missile seekers for the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), BAE Systems announced in a Dec. 8 release. The seeker comprises long-range…
Coast Guard Repatriates 12 Dominican Migrants from Illegal Voyage
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier repatriated 12 migrants from an interdicted illegal voyage and transferred two men, who were rescued in a separate case, to a Dominican Republic navy vessel Monday near Punta Cana,…
Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Bigger Fleet Needed to Check China, But Budget Growth Unlikely
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will have to significantly increase the size of the fleet in coming decades to deter China from a risky escalation of the great power competition, the Defense Department’s top uniformed officer says. “We’re maritime nation,”…
GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Static Testing on MQ-9B SkyGuardian Wing Structure
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. recently completed full-scale static (FSS) testing on the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) wing after three months of extensive testing, the company said in a Dec. 7 release. MQ-9B variants include SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian RPA produced…
USS Ralph Johnson Conducts Maritime Interdiction in North Arabian Sea
NORTH ARABIAN SEA — The guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), deployed to U.S. Fifth Fleet and operating in support of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted a shipment of more than 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) of suspected narcotics…
USS Sioux City Completes Drug-Interdiction, Disaster Relief Deployment
MAYPORT, Florida – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned to Mayport, Florida, Dec. 4, following its deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, the Fleet said in a release. Sioux City, along with…
Oshkosh Defense Receives $911 Million Order for JLTVs
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Oshkosh Defense LLC, an Oshkosh Corp. company, announced in a Dec. 1 release that the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal has placed an order for 2,738 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), 1,001 companion trailers, and associated…
