The Navy's first-in-class aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, left Naval Station Norfolk, VA today for its first official deployment.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024
The Navy's first-in-class aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, left Naval Station Norfolk, VA today for its first official deployment.
The Marine Corps expects a decision in December to certify its prototype air-defense system for deployment, following three successful live-fire tests in fiscal year 2022.
The Marine Corps says it is keeping a close eye on the production of its Amphibious Combat Vehicle, acknowledging the potential for schedule risks as it increases production numbers.
The Marine Corps is preparing to begin two large-scale bilateral exercises with key Pacific allies, Japan and the Philippines, according to a Thursday announcement from the service.
The Navy’s first-in class aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, will embark on a “service-retained” deployment with U.S. 2nd Fleet this fall.
The Marine Corps conducted a successful live-fire test of a radio frequency missile earlier this month, according to a Monday service announcement.
The Marine Corps authorized its Amphibious Combat Vehicles to resume operations in the open ocean after establishing guidance to improve safety during ACV training, the service announced Thursday.
The Marine Corps deployed its new heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-53K King Stallion, in its first fleet exercise last month, according to a Tuesday announcement from the service.
The Navy has completed test launches of the StormBreaker small diameter bomb from an F-35B Lightning II aircraft.
The Marine Corps is interested in remotely operated/unmanned vehicles capable of hosting "various large weapons platforms," according to a request for information published on Monday evening.
Maintaining strong partnerships with allied nations is integral to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, according to the Marine Corps' deputy commander of Pacific forces.
The Marine Corps is rapidly pressing forward with the development of unmanned systems for use in the air, on the ground and both above and below the water's surface, according to the service's commandant.
An autonomous expeditionary fast transport ship successfully completed Navy acceptance trials, the final hurdle before delivery, according to a statement from shipbuilder Austal.
The Navy will take part in an upcoming industry event focused on information warfare research technologies that may be the basis for future Requests for Prototype Projects (RPPs).
As the Marine Corps continues its pivot to the Indo-Pacific, the service's assistant commandant is emphasizing logistics, the secure transportation of data and organic mobility as priorities in the fiscal year 2024 budget.
The Navy plans to utilize requirements and advice from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission if the service selects a commercial shipyard to perform the first-ever dismantlement of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The NRC overseas the commercial nuclear industry.
Austal USA and Saildrone are entering a strategic partnership to produce autonomous, uncrewed surface vehicles, according to an Austal announcement.
The Navy's top uniformed official said he wants to have 100 unmanned platforms operating as a cohesive network within a new unmanned task force that operates out of the Middle East by summer 2023.
As construction on the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine continues, Navy Rear Adm. Scott Pappano, who oversees the program, is emphasizing the importance of the U.S. industrial base and the need for more skilled workers to support the effort.
The Navy is proposing a plan to contract with commercial industry to dismantle and dispose of the decommissioned nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) -- one of three alternative disposal plans the service has been weighing, according to a recently released environmental statement on the project.