Tag: US navy
US Navy: Chinese warship fired laser at US aircraft
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii: A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was lased by People’s Republic of China (PRC) navy destroyer 161 on Feb....
US, Saudi Bilateral Maritime Security Exercise Begins
JUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA: The U.S. Navy and the Royal Saudi Naval Forces are participating in exercise Nautical Defender 20 (ND 20), Feb. 23-27. ND is...
Raytheon, US Navy test first Standard Missile-2 from restarted production line
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy successfully flight tested the first SM-2 surface-to-air missile from the company's restarted production line. The SM-2...
USS Ross (DDG 71) en route to the Black Sea
MEDITERRANEAN SEA: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) began its north-bound international strait transit en route to the Black Sea Feb....
US Navy Deploys First Destroyer with Counter-UAS Laser
The U.S. Navy recently installed the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), a laser weapon system that allows a ship to counter unmanned aerial...
Sikorsky Receives Second Contract to Build Presidential Helicopters
VH-92A test helicopters flying and validating mission capabilities Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), will build six production VH-92A® Presidential Helicopters under a contract...
US Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group Opens Cyber Foundry
The U.S. Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group (NCWDG) celebrated the opening of the Cyber Foundry with a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 18. The Cyber Foundry...
USS Maine Successfully Tests Second Trident II D5LE Missile
Eastern Pacific: The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled one-missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Maine (SSBN-741), an...
US navy Signs $2.3 Billion UH-60 Helicopter Renewal Contract
Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) renewed a $2.3 billion H-60 Seahawk Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract with Lockheed Martin Rotary...
Keel Laid for Future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7)
A keel laying ceremony was held Feb. 12 for the future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), the second ship of the Navy's Navajo class...
