By Lt. Travis Weger, 23 May 2024 YOKOSUKA, Japan – Capt. Holman Agard relieved Cmdr. Dale Tourtelotte as commanding officer of the the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) May 23, during a change of command ceremony in…
BAE Systems to Develop Next-Generation Airborne Decoy Countermeasure
From BAE Systems NASHUA, N.H. – May 15, 2024 – BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Navy to develop Dual Band Decoy (DBD), one of the most advanced radio frequency (RF) countermeasures in the world. DBD is a…
Winds Damage Navy TH-73 Training Helicopters at Whiting Field
By Richard Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — A strong wind that swept through Naval Air Station Whiting Field caused damage more than three dozen new TH-73 Thrasher training helicopters earlier this month, according to a Navy spokesman. The following…
Kratos Defense Celebrates 200th Launch of BQM-177A in Support of U.S. Navy Exercises
May 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. , a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets and provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, announced that on Tuesday, April 2, the Kratos BQM-177A…
29 May Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command, May 29, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 8:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) May 28, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two missile launchers in an Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. Separately, at approximately 11:30 p.m. (Sanaa time)…
Red Sea Update
Red Sea Update From U.S. Central Command, May28, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between 12:05 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) May 28, Iranian-backed Houthis launched five anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Red Sea. M/V Laax,…
Austin: New Officers Ready to Lead in Complex World
May 24, 2024 | By Jim Garamone, DOD News Even as new Navy ensigns and Marine Corps second lieutenants were being commissioned at the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Central Command issued a release on the latest threat to mariners in the Red…
Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command, May 27, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 4 a.m. (Sanaa time) on May 27, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) over the Red Sea, launched from an Iranian-backed Houthi controlled…
Navy Orders Two More Constellation Frigates
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered the next two Constellation-class guided-missile frigates (FFGs) from Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine, the Defense Department said. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Marinette Marine Corp., of Marinette,…
CNO Celebrates Maritime Service at Fleet Week New York
From CNO Public Affairs NEW YORK (May 23, 2024) – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to New York to meet with future Sailors and their families and engage with Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen during Fleet Week…
