ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will christen its newest amphibious transport dock, the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), during a 10 a.m. CT ceremony Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Division shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi,…
CNO Addresses Fleet on Afghan War
ARLINGTON, Va. — Chief of Naval Operations Michael M. Gilday released the following letter to the Fleet on Aug. 20: Shipmates, In 2001, we went to war to protect our nation and bring justice to those who committed cold-blooded attacks…
Navy Surgeon General: Medical EPF Ship to Have Role in Distributed Maritime Operations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The expeditionary fast transport ship (EPF) being built as a medical ship will have a role in distributed maritime operations (DMO) and could support expeditionary advance base operations (EABO), the Navy surgeon general said. Rear Adm. Bruce…
MQ-25 Achieves Air-to-Air Refueling with E-2D
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program completed its first aerial refueling flight with an E-2D aircraft Aug.18 at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. The Boeing-owned MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, transferred fuel to an E-2D…
USS Higgins, USS Howard Arrive in New Homeport, Yokosuka, Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Howard (DDG 83) arrived Aug. 16, to their new forward-deployed location in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, commander, Task Force 71 said in a release. The…
Oshkosh Defense Demonstrates ROGUE Fires Against Target at Sea
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Oshkosh Defense successfully demonstrated the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle-based Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary (ROGUE) Fires at the Sink at Sea Live Fire Training Exercises in Hawaii, the company said Aug. 18. As part of the demonstration,…
Navy Awards Austal USA Contract for LCS Maintenance, Modernization
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA was awarded a sustainment execution contract (SEC) by the U.S. Navy Aug. 13 for repair, maintenance, and modernization for all littoral combat ships (LCS) homeported in Mayport, Florida, the company said in an Aug. 16 release. The SEC East contract…
Navy Orders Construction of $1.7 Billion Dry Dock at Portsmouth Shipyard
ARLINGTON, Va. — As a major step in its 20-year plan to upgrade and modernize its shipyard capacity and capability, the Navy has awarded a major construction contract for a multi-mission dry dock at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in…
NAWC-AD Orders Advanced Data Transfer Systems from Mercury Systems
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc. a builder of secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, announced Aug. 12 it received a $17 million order from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center’s Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) for Advanced Data Transfer Systems (ADTS) for…
CNA Deploys 50 Analysts to Support the Navy’s Large-Scale Exercise
ARLINGTON, Va. — CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses has deployed a team of 50 analysts to commands around the world that are participating the Navy’s Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. The analysts will take the lead in gathering and synthesizing data…
