NORFOLK, Va. — A Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to an East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Virginia, March 30, the commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic public affairs…
NAVCENT Commander: Goal of 100 USVs in Area by Summer of 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet/Naval Forces Central Command said he is pleased with the results of the experimentation with unmanned vessels and artificial intelligence in his area of operations and predicts a significant expansion of…
HII’s REMUS 300 Selected as Navy’s Next-Generation Small UUV
MCLEAN, Va. — HII announced March 30 its advanced unmanned underwater vehicle, REMUS 300, was selected as U.S. Navy’s next generation small UUV program of record. REMUS 300 technology was designed to advance distributed maritime operations by conducting critical underwater…
Navy Fleet Would Shrink Further Under 2023 Ship Decommissioning Plan
ARLINGTON, Va. — Normally the number of new U.S. Navy ships requested for the next a new fiscal year garners the most attention of reporters, but this time it was the number of ships the Navy is seeking to decommission…
Navy Deploys More EA-18G Electronic Attack Jets to EUCOM
ARLINGTON, Va. — A squadron of U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft has been deployed to the European Command as part of the build-up of forces in support NATO’s eastern flank. According to Defense Department spokesman John Kirby, the…
Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony on Saturday, March 26, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the Defense Department…
Navy’s New Hovercraft Delivers Helicopter for Air Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — An unusual transport mission last month demonstrated the capabilities and versatility of the Navy’s new LCAC 100-class ship-to-shore connector. The Air Force 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, requested the assistance of the Naval…
Navy’s E-2D Distributed Readiness Trainers Improving Readiness, Capability
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The aircrew from Carrier Airborne Command & Control Squadron 125 (VAW-125), an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye squadron, recently completed two weeks of on-site readiness training following the installation of two E-2D Distributed Readiness Trainers by the Naval…
Navy’s Two-Carrier Block Buy Stabilized Supplier Base During COVID Pandemic, Industry Exec Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s procurement and congressional funding of two Ford-class aircraft carriers in a single block buy enabled numerous small suppliers to weather or even survive the COVID pandemic, an industry official said. The stability of the program…
DoD Inspector General to Audit Navy’s MQ-25 UAV Program
ARLINGTON, Va. — The inspector general of the Department of Defense is planning to conduct an audit of the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling unmanned aerial vehicle program. In a March 21 memorandum addressed to the undersecretary of Defense…
