The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) flexed its self-defense capabilities against four simulated fast inshore attack craft during composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), Sept. 2. Bulkeley’s crew, the “Wolfpack”, led by Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jesse Espe, is underway for a monthlo
Lockheed Martin has received another contract to continue the modernization program of Aegis hardware and software onboard US Navy vessels. In the next phase of integrating the Aegis Combat System on the US Navy’s fleet, Lockheed Martin has won a ten-year contract that will, with options, have the p
Irving Shipbuilding celebrated the start of production of Canada’s First Arctic Offshore Patrol ship (AOPS) at its Halifax Shipyard. Delivery of the first HMCS Harry DeWolf-class ship is expected in 2018. Production has begun on two units for the centre section of the first Arctic Offshore Patrol sh
The amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) departed San Diego August 31 to participate in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015. New Orleans joins other Naval and ground forces from the United States, Japan, New Zealand and Mexico in the ten day exercise which will sharpen the troops’ ability to
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group began its composite training unit exercise after departing Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 2. COMPTUEX is a series of training scenarios designed to certify HSTCSG as a deployment-ready fighting force capable of completing overseas operations. The exercise, whic
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka after concluding a three-month patrol on September 2nd. During the summer patrol, Blue Ridge visited five ports in four different countries, strengthening relationships withi
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) departed Norfolk Naval Station, on August 30th, in preparation for participation in the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). During COMPTUEX, the final phase in preparing the cruiser
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Naval Station Norfolk, September 2nd, to participate in a scheduled composite training unit exercise as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. While at sea, the ship and crew, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, will cond
After a two-day delay due to tropical storm conditions, the U.S. Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite launched on September 2nd at 6:18 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 41. MUOS-4, whose signal was acquired approximately three hours after launch, completes the initial operat
Each year since the Great East Japan earthquake of 2011, the government of Japan and the U.S. military have participated in disaster preparedness and emergency response drills to ensure a swifter and stronger response to future natural disasters. During the Big Kanagawa Rescue exercise, hosted by th
Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $109,4 million modification to previously awarded submarine support contract. The deal includes engineering, technical, design, configuration management, integrated logistics support, database management, research and development, m
US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) has completed the Composite Training Unit Exercise/Joint Task Force Exercise (COMPTUEX/JTFEX), earning a ready-for-deployment certification from the U.S. Third Fleet. COMPTUEX/JTFEX provides a realistic exercise to train and assess staffs an
The U.S. Navy awarded a nearly $1.5 billion contract Aug. 27 to Boeing Defense, Space & Security for the procurement of 13 Full-Rate Production (FRP) Lot 2 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine planes will join the U.S. fleet and four will join the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), who has been a cooperativ
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division announced that it has reintroduced steam to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to begin final testing of the ship’s steam-powered systems. Moored at Outfitting Berth 1 at Newport News, Lincoln is in the final stages of
