New NATO Strategic Direction for New Innovation Accelerator
On 12 December 2022, the Board of Directors of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) agreed that energy resilience, secure information sharing and sensing and surveillance will…
Fabrication Begins on Future USS Fallujah (LHA 9)
Huntington Ingalls Industries – Ingalls Shipbuilding (HII-Ingalls) division started fabrication on the future USS Fallujah (LHA 9), Dec. 19. The start of fabrication signifies the shipyard is ready for sustained…
US Navy Demonstrates UUV Launch & Recovery
A collaborative research and development effort led by a U.S. Navy team recently demonstrated a new launch and recovery concept for large unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), with staff from the…
Kratos Rocket Systems Supports JMSDF SM-3 Launch
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced December 27th that its Defense & Rocket Systems business supported the successful intercept test of a medium-range…
Boeing Software Aids Pilots Landing a V-22 Osprey
By Ed Muir V is for vertical in V-22 Osprey. But it might as well also mean versatility. Military customers are drawn to the multirole combat aircraft for its ability…
First Flight III Arleigh Burke Class Finishes Builder Trials
The Navy’s first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) completed Builder’s Trials on Dec 15, 2022. Builder’s trials consist of a series…
USS Shoup Joins CTF 71 in Yokosuka
USS Shoup (DDG 86) arrived in its new forward-deployed location of Yokosuka, Japan Dec. 19, joining Commander, Task Force (CTF 71)/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. The forward presence of USS Shoup…