Raytheon Company has received an $84.7 million U.S. Navy contract for continued production of ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receivers. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. The ALR-67(V)3 is the U.S. Navy standard for digital radar warning receiver te
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s Newport News shipyard moved the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier out of its dry dock to a shipya… By Peter Frost (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, May 24, 2011;
The tremendous bow of the USS New York will cut through New York Harbor and into the Hudson on Wednesday, with its crew manning the rails. T… (northjersey) [mappress] Source: northjersey , May 23, 2011;
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide fighter operational test and evaluation (OT&E) services in support of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC). The single award, indefin
Raytheon Company has produced the first group of S-band transmit/receive (T/R) modules for the U.S. Navy’s Air & Missile Defense Radar program. The modules have been thoroughly tested and have proved to meet or exceed all AMDR performance and reliability requirements. This success marks a major mile
The F-35C Joint Strike Fighter made its first public appearance at an air show May 21. Piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Eric “Magic” Buus, the F-35C made a single pass down the show line at the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The flight commemorated 100 years of naval aviation by highlig
Frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile, May 20, as part of their six-month deployment in support of Southern Seas 2011. While in Punta Arenas, Boone and Thach Sailors will attend several Glorias Navales events, a national navy celebration, to develop bonds
After almost two years in dry dock, the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is scheduled to be moved today to a pierside locat… By Bill Bartel (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, May 22, 2011;
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and other tenant commands hosted a diversity fair for military and government workers, May 19. Throughout the year, the Navy recognizes nine different minority groups with a dedicated month focused on each specific group. These include Black History Month in February,
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), will host a keel laying ceremony May 20, for the new submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783), the third U.S. Navy ship named for the North Star state. Ellen Roughead, wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, will se
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $48.7 million contract modification for continuing operations and support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system. Under the contract modification, Northrop Grumman will continue providing management, engineering, im
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced May 18 the selection of the USNS Cesar Chavez as the 14th Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships. Continuing the Lewis and Clark-class tradition of honoring legendary pioneers and explorers, the Navy’s newest underway replenishment ship honors t
Designers of the U.S. Navy’s future aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) are taking another step toward deploying the nation’s first… By John Keller (militaryaerospace) [mappress] Source: militaryaerospace, May 20, 2011;
Ausgar Technologies, Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded on May 16 a $10,505,998 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide C4ISR, Information Operations and Information Technology System research. This contract will support the efforts of the Command and Contr
