Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Sept. 29, 2023 ***** NORFOLK, Va. — The United Kingdom’s largest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales (R09), will make Naval Station Norfolk its temporary homeport this fall beginning Sept. 30 as it pushes…
USS Louisiana Proves Readiness of Unmatched Strategic Weapons System
Release from Strategic Systems Programs Office, Sept. 28, 2023 ***** SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs conducted a scheduled, missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), an Ohio-class ballistic…
Navy Orders modernized cockpit, architecture improvements for E-2D aircraft
Release from Naval Air Systems Command, Sep 28, 2023 ***** NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. — The U.S. Navy awarded an $845.5 million contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for the E-2D Delta System Software Configuration 6 (DSSC 6)…
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Augusta
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense, Sept. 29, 2023 ***** The Navy will commission the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) as the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. EST ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 30, in…
No U.S. Injuries Following IRGC Navy Lazing Incident at Sea
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command public affairs ***** MANAMA, Bahrain – Statement from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Spokesman Cmdr. Rick Chernitzer: “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner with a…
SECNAV Announces Navy’s Disruptive Capabilities Office
Release from the Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** Sept. 28, 2023 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today announced the creation of the Navy’s Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO), during remarks at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)…
Flag Officer Announcement
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** SEPT. 28, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Heidi K. Berg for appointment to the…
HII Marks Arkansas (SSN 800) Construction Milestone at Newport News Shipbuilding
Release from HII ***** NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII shared today (NYSE: HII) that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has reached a significant milestone in the construction of Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800). Arkansas…
First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Sails Away From HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) departed HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division Tuesday. DDG 125 will be commissioned Oct. 7,…
SECNAV Del Toro Calls for a New, Bold Maritime Statecraft in Era of Intense Strategic Competition
Release from Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** Sept. 26, 2023 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today called for a “new maritime statecraft” to prevail in an era of intense strategic competition, during remarks at the John…
