New Minehunting Support Ship Named RFA Stirling Castle
RFA Stirling Castle, formerly the MV Island Crown, will act as an offshore forward operating base, deploying Mine Countermeasures Maritime Autonomous Systems (MCM MAS), drones and other crewless systems to…
Partnering and Integration Speeds Delivery of a Hypersonic Missile
The engineers were building a prototype hypersonic cruise missile, and they had a choice: They could either assemble it behind closed doors, then show it to U.S. Department of Defense…
Raytheon Technologies Awarded $619 Million US Navy SPY-6 Contract
Raytheon Technologies was awarded a $619 million contract to continue to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy. This is the second option exercised from the March 2022 hardware, production…
Paolo Thaon di Revel Joins SNMG2
On 15 March 2023 the multi-purpose offshore patrol vessel Paolo Thaon di Revel joined the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 international arrangement (SNMG2), naval immediate reaction force – Standing Naval…
Austal USA Launches Cody (T-EPF 14) & Kingsville (LCS 36)
This past week Austal USA launched two Navy ships, USNS Cody (EPF 14) and the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), demonstrating the efficiency of the shipyard’s launch process. Both ships…
Recover, Rebuild, Recycle
A coordinated effort by sea, air and land helped with the recovery of 17 submarine practice torpedoes during the United States Navy Submarine Command Course conducted in Western Australia waters.…
Hesperides Heading Home After Antarctic Deployment
The Spanish Navy oceanographic research ship Hesperides concluded her logistic task related to the closure of the Spanish Antarctic Bases Juan Carlos I and Gabriel de Castilla in the course…
Barbara Graham to Lead SAIC Navy Business Unit
Science Applications International Corp. has appointed Barbara Graham as senior vice president of the company’s Navy Business Unit. Graham is responsible for leading strategy, business development and program excellence across…
First Ship Launched in Joint Belgian/Dutch MCM Program
The first mine countermeasures vessel from a bi-national project with Belgium was launched March 30. During the ceremony in Concarneau, France, shipbuilder Naval handed over the ship’s bell and nameplates…
F-35 Surpasses 1,000 Fuselage Milestone
Defense Contract Management Agency International joined BAE Systems Samlesbury Feb. 7 in celebrating delivery of the 1,000 aft fuselage to Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter — an…