Friday, March 29, 2024

Maritime Security

U.S. Marine HIMARS loads on Army landing craft for the first time

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Soldiers with 97th Transportation Company, 10th Support Group, successfully embarked and disembarked a...

U.S. Navy’s 11th Independence-variant littoral combat ship completes successful acceptance trials

The future littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22), the 11th Independence-variant littoral combat ship to enter the fleet, successfully concluded acceptance trials...

U.S. Navy newest littoral combat ship USS Detroit departs on maiden deployment

The U.S. Navy has reported that the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) departed its homeport of Mayport, Florida, for the U.S....

U.S. Air Force pilots fly F-35B aboard amphibious assault ship for the first time

U.S. Air Force Captains Spencer G. Weide and Justin J. Newman Pilots made history as the first operational Air Force pilots to fly the...

U.S. Navy unveils its new shipboard air traffic radar for the first time

The U.S. Navy demonstrated its new Shipboard Air Traffic Radar, AN/SPN-50, for the first time Oct. 23 at Webster Field in St. Inigoes, Maryland. According...

U.S. Navy releases incredible video of 100,000-tonne ship high-speed turns

The U.S. Navy released the incredible video on how 100,000-tonne aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted high-speed turns during sea trials. USS...

U.S. Navy oldest serving Los Angeles-class submarine arrives in Bremerton for decommissioning

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) arriving in Bremerton, Washington, and is scheduled to begin the inactivation and decommissioning process at...

U.S. Marine Corps awards contract to BAE Systems for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles

BAE Systems has announced that it has received a $120 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under...

U.S. Navy newest amphibious assault ship successfully completes acceptance trials

The U.S. Navyā€™s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, has announced the successful completion of acceptance trials aboard the amphibious assault shipĀ TripoliĀ (LHA 7). The second ship in...

USS Charleston will undergo dry docking in Seattle over 2019-2020

Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama has announced that the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USSĀ Charleston (LCS 18) will undergo dry docking in Seattle over...

1st Marine Aircraft Wing rapidly deployed more than 25 aircraft

TheĀ United States Marine Corps reported that 1st Marine Aircraft Wing rapidly deployed more than 25 aircraft to austere, expeditionary locations and then returned those...

U.S. Navyā€™s largest shipbuilder prepares for christening of newest aircraft carrier

The U.S. Navyā€™s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, said on Tuesday that it began flooding the dry dock at its Newport News Shipbuilding division where...

Pentagon awards $50.9 million contract for Hawkeye’s electronic warfare systems

Pentagonā€™s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that it was awarded a second Multi-Year contract for AN/ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems...

Raytheon releases first image of Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band on EA-18 Growler

U.S. weapons makerĀ Raytheon Co on Thursday released first images of Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band on the EA-18 Growler. According to a company news release, the...

U.S. Navy commissioned its 19th Littoral Combat Ship

The U.S. Navy commissioned the newest Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17). LCS17 is the 19th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and...

U.S. Navy awards contract to BAE Systems for new countermeasure systems to protect aircraft

BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defense company, said on Monday that its subsidiary has receivedĀ  U.S. Navy contract to develop and demonstrate a next-generation, dual...

U.S. Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain returns to fleet after deadly collision in 2017

A Japan-based Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) completed her necessary repairs and is underway to conduct comprehensive at sea...

U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez returns from deployment

The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Oct. 26, 2019, according to a Navy...

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