ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has announced plans to activate the force structure to operate its future MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling unmanned aerial vehicle late next year. In an internal notice, the chief of naval operations directed the establishment…
VideoRay begins shipping Defender ROVs to U.S. Navy
POTTSTOWN, Pa. – Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) maker VideoRay has begun shipping its new Defender underwater robot to the U.S. Navy, the company said Oct. 1. The shipments are done under an existing $49 million contract to deliver the Navy’s…
Reclamation of Ex-Japanese MH-53E Helicopter Parts Complete for U.S. Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The reclamation of helicopter parts from some retired Japanese helicopters to sustain some U.S. Navy and Marine Corps helicopters is complete, a Navy spokeswoman said. The parts are being used to sustain the U.S. Navy’s MH-53E Sea…
Navy Orders Full-Rate Production for BQM-177A Aerial Targets From Kratos
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded $29.2 million contract to Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc. for Lot 1 Full-Rate Production of the company’s BQM-177A subsonic aerial target. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded the firm-fixed-price contract to Kratos…
Moton Sets Fiscal 2021 Priorities for Navy’s Unmanned and Small Combatants
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants (PEO USC) has set an ambitious plan to push development of the systems in his portfolio on the eve of fiscal 2021. Rear Adm. Casey Moton, speaking…
USS Donald Cook Completes Availability Ahead of Schedule
ROTA, Spain — The Forward-Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) detachment Rota recently completed a surface incremental availability (SIA) for USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) five days ahead of schedule, returning the ship for continued operational tasking, the Navy’s Team Ships…
Ex-USS Ticonderoga to be Recycled in Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A contract to recycle an out-of-service U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser has been awarded to International Shipbreaking Limited LLC., one of the world’s largest green ship recycling companies, MarineLink reported on Sept. 29. The USS Ticonderoga (CG 47),…
Sea Machines, Metal Shark to Supply Coast Guard R&D Center With New Autonomous Vessel
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with shipbuilder Metal Shark Boats, of Jeanerette, Louisiana, to supply the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Research and Development Center (RDC) with a new Sharktech 29 Defiant vessel for the purposes…
USS Delbert D. Black Commissioned in Port Canaveral
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. Navy commissioned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Sept. 26, the commander, Naval Surface Forces said in a release. Due to public health and safety concerns related to the novel…
Navy Announces New Flag Officer Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced on Sept. 28 the following assignments: Rear Adm. Alan D. Beal will be assigned as reserve director, Expeditionary Force Generation with additional duties as reserve vice…
