07 January 2025 Navy awards $3.5B contract to Northrop Grumman to develop successor to E-6B Mercury aircraft NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- The U.S. Navy announced today that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission...
07 January 2025 COMSUBLANT Announces 2024 Battle “E” Winners NORFOLK, Va. -- Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher, commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT), announced the COMSUBLANT winners of the 2024 Battle Efficiency (“E”) Competition awards, Jan. 1...
30 December 2024 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives at Port Klang, Malaysia PORT KLANG, Malaysia – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrived in Malaysia for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 29...
20 December 2024 NAVAIR issues V-22 bulletin and interim flight clearance PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Based on engineering analysis, on December 20, 2024 NAVAIR issued a fleet bulletin directing the inspection of V-22 Osprey to verify the flight hours on each Proprotor Gearbox (PRGB) prior to an aircraft’s next flight...
19 December 2024 NIWC Atlantic drives strategic collaboration, alignment at Eastern Defense Summit NIWC Atlantic served as a primary contributor during the 2024 Eastern Defense Summit on Dec. 11-12 at the Charleston Area Convention Center, where more than 2,000 people and 150 vendors engaged in tech-based panel discussions, breakout sessions, STEM demonstrations and exhibit hall collaboration...
19 December 2024 SECNAV Carlos Del Toro visits NSA Bahrain Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visits U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Dec. 18-19...
18 December 2024 United States Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 165 NASA astronauts delivered the keynote address during the graduation ceremony for the United States Naval Test Pilot School...
18 December 2024 NATO allies and the U.S. Navy strengthen interoperability in Denmark and France with VLS reloads Naval Cargo Handling Battalions 10 and 1 reload vertical launching systems for USS Gettysburg (CG 64) in Skagen, Denmark and USS Stout (DDG 55) in Brest, France. ...
16 December 2024 VAQ-133 “Wizards” complete historic first Next Generation Jammer Deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet in Time for the Holidays VAQ-133 returns from a five-month deployment as the first Navy squadron to tactically employ the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer...
16 December 2024 MSRON 1B Strengthens Alliances through Exercise Bull Shark Sailors from MSRON-1B provide maritime security during Exercise Bull Shark, a biannual joint training with U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces...