PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence rescued 10 crew members, who had been stranded on a disabled cargo ship for almost 20 days, Oct. 8 approximately 1,380 miles southeast of Bermuda, the 5th Coast Guard District said in…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests Hypersonic DMRJ Engine
NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, HAMPTON, Va. — Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully tested a new dual-mode ramjet/scramjet (DMRJ) engine, the company announced in an Oct. 8 release. When combined with a gas turbine engine as part of a turbine-based combined-cycle propulsion…
Countermeasures Dispenser Will Provide Advanced Threat Protection for Aircraft
NASHUA, N.H. — BAE Systems, a leader in optical electronic warfare systems, has unveiled its Smart D2 system, a next-generation threat management technology named for its ability to dispense countermeasures and defend military aircraft, the company said in an Oct….
Collaboration Aims to Integrate Unmanned Aircraft and Tactical Missile Systems with ACVs
WASHINGTON — AeroVironment Inc., a leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems (TMS), announced a new strategic relationship with General Dynamics Land Systems (GD), the leader in ground combat vehicles, to produce highly integrated and effective tactical…
Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract Increase to Modernize Personnel and Pay System
FAIRFAX, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) a contract ceiling increase from $177 million to $270.2 million for the Personnel Modernization (PERSMOD) contract, which supports the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS), the company…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr.
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the guided-missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) Oct. 6 with approximately 900 guests in attendance, the company announced in a release. The ship is the 71st in the…
Coast Guard Cutter returns to Homeport after Hurricane Response, Fisheries Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned to Little Creek, Virginia, after responding to Hurricane Florence and conducting a 42-day Mid-Atlantic fisheries patrol, Oct. 8, the 5th Coast Guard District said in a release….
Saalex Solutions Awarded U.S. Navy OLSS Contract
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Saalex Solutions Inc. has been awarded the SeaPort Ordnance Logistics Support Services (OLSS) contract by the U.S. Navy, valued at $5.7 million over five years, the company said in an Oct. 4 release. The work will support…
L3 OceanServer Successfully Participates in Advanced Naval Technology Exercise
FALL RIVER, Mass. — L3 OceanServer successfully participated in the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX), an annual event held at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island, where the future of naval technologies is demonstrated, the company announced…
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns Home Following 104-day Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returned home Oct. 4 to Coast Guard Island following a 104-day, 23,500-nautical-mile patrol that included enforcement of fisheries regulations in Alaska and interdicting more than 16,000 pounds of cocaine from known drug…
