US Navy

Nov- 2024 -

20 November

Sea

The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) pulls in beside the USS Constitution in Boston, Mass. Nov. 8, 2024. USS Nantucket will be commissioned Nov. 16. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

US Navy’s 14th Freedom Littoral Combat Ship Enters Service

The US Navy has commissioned the 14th Freedom-class littoral combat ship, the USS Nantucket (LCS 27), in Boston, Massachusetts.

19 November

Americas

US Navy Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp

Christine Casimiro

BAE to Modernize and Maintain Two US Guided-Missile Destroyers

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $202-million contract to provide modernization and maintenance services for two US Navy guided-missile destroyers.

19 November

Sea

241116-N-MW880-1027 NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 16, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transits to Naval Station Norfolk after on-time completion of an 11-month maintenance period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and sea trials, Nov. 16, 2024. USS George H.W. Bush departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard to conduct a scheduled underway to test equipment and systems in preparation for future operations and is now in the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Wagner)

Rojoef Manuel

USS George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier Completes Modernization

The US Navy has finalized the 10-month modernization of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia.

19 November

Air

A sneak peak at the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft being built by Lockheed Martin Corp. for the U.S. Navy’s E-130J program. This aircraft – the first of three – is slated to be delivered to the government in 2026 for modification into an E-130J Engineering Development Model (EMD). The E-130J, formerly called E-XX, will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission, which connects the president, secretary of defense and U.S. Strategic Command with the United States’ nuclear triad. The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) is leading the TACAMO Recapitalization Program and is scheduled to award the EMD contract during the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. (Photo by David L. Key, Lockheed Martin)

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Starts Production of First US Navy E-130J TACAMO Aircraft

Lockheed Martin has begun construction of the US Navy’s first E-130J production aircraft under its Take Charge and Move Out program.

19 November

Air

230817-N-TD381-2133 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2023) A CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, returns to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson, Carrier Strike Group 1’s flagship, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Fleet Readiness Depot Accepts First CMV-22B Osprey for Maintenance

The US Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East has inducted the first CMV-22B vertical takeoff and landing system for maintenance as part of its long-term sustainment services for the Osprey family of aircraft.

18 November

DOD Contracts