Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Needs Improve Project Management
By Aime Lykins For more than 245 years, the U.S. Navy has patrolled the seas and protected freedom. Throughout that time a truth has emerged: the Navy is only as…
Northrop Grumman Advances Scaled Electronic Attack Capability
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated key components of the company’s future Ultra-Lite Electronic Attack (EA) Prototype System. The demonstrations were conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory…
Pentagon & Lockheed Martin Finalize Lot 15-17 F-35 Agreement
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have finalized the contract for the production and delivery for up to 398 F-35s for $30 billion, including U.S., international partners and…
United States Imposes Sanctions on Russian Naval Entities
The Department of State designated 10 Russian naval entities December 22, 2022. This action imposes severe costs on Russia’s defense establishment in response to Putin’s unprovoked war of choice in…
HMS Medway Rescues All Five Crew of Stricken Caribbean Tug
The Royal Navy rescued all five crew of an ocean-going tug in the Caribbean when the vessel started to sink in choppy seas. HMS Medway – the Royal Navy’s permanent…
Jacques Chevallier Begins Sea Trials
The Logistic Support Ship (LSS) “Jacques Chevallier ”, named after a renowned French Naval Engineer of the 20th Century, has logged its first nautical miles at sea on the 20th…
Second NFS Contract Amendment Awarded
On 21 December 2022, in the frame of the NFS PC meeting, the 2nd Contract Amendment for U212 NFS was awarded. This is another major step towards the progressive development…
US Navy Approves Full-Rate Production for Sikorsky CH-53K
he U.S. Navy declared full rate production of the Sikorsky CH-53K® helicopter, a decision that is expected to increase production to more than 20 helicopters annually in the coming years.…
ORP Mewa Handed Over to the Polish Navy
At the Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. a handover and acceptance protocol for the third in a series of modern mine destroyers – the ORP Mewa vessel for the Polish Navy –…