ARLINGTON, Va. — Carlos Del Toro, the 78th secretary of the Navy, was sworn in on Aug. 9. He issued the following message to the fleet on Aug. 10: Today, together, we again embrace the most sacred duty — defending our nation and working…
U.S. Navy’s First TH-73A ‘Thrasher’ Arrives at NAS Whiting Field
MILTON, Fla. The first operational TH-73A “Thrasher” training helicopter landed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Aug. 6, the Navy said in a release. The helicopter will be assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 5 and will…
Navy E-6B Program Office Purchases RAF E-3D for E-6B Trainer Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) purchased a retired Royal Air Force E-3D for $15 million that will be used as an E-6B Mercury pilot training aircraft, the Naval Air Systems Command…
HII Awarded $273 Million Navy Aircraft Carrier, Surface Ship Maintenance Contract
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Technical Solutions division announced Aug. 10 it has been awarded a five-year contract with a total value of $273 million to support the U.S. Navy’s carrier engineering maintenance assist team, surface engineering maintenance…
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Successfully Completes Trials for U.S. NAVY
FAIRFAX, Va. — Schiebel Aircraft and Areté Associates successfully showcased the Camcopter S-100 unmanned aircraft system combined with Areté’s Pushbroom Imaging Lidar for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) sensor to the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research, Schiebel said in an Aug. 9 release. In a combined demonstration sponsored…
Del Toro Confirmed 78th Secretary of the Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Carlos Del Toro as the 78th secretary of the Navy, the Defense Department said in an Aug. 7 release. Below is a statement from Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on the…
CVN Ford Conducts Final Explosive Event, Completing Full Ship Shock Trials
WASHINGTON, D.C.— USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 8, marking the completion of the ship’s Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST), the Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers Public…
Navy Awards L3Harris $393 Million to Upgrade Undersea Training Ranges
MELBOURNE, Fla. — The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $393 million contract to install increments II and III of the Undersea Warfare Training Range (USWTR), the company said in an Aug. 5 release. The award follows nearly 10…
Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Nantucket
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, Aug. 7, in Marinette, Wisconsin, the Defense Department announced in an Aug….
GE In ‘A Good Position’ to Power Navy’s DDG(X), Company Official Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — GE, which provides gas turbine engines to naval ships around the world, is looking to provide engines for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)), a company official said. “We’re in a good position,” said George Awiszus, director,…
