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18 May

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Bath Iron Works Lays Keel for Next Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

Bath Iron Works has laid the keel for the US Navy’s future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

16 May

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Receives 17th Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship

The US Navy has taken delivery of its 17th Independence-class littoral combat ship from Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.

15 May

Sea

230508-N-IW125-1003 KEY WEST, Fla. (May 8, 2023) - The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) sits at Naval Air Station Key West’s Truman Harbor ahead of her commissioning ceremony in Key West, Florida. DDG 123 is the second U.S. Navy warship to honor Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee. Higbee was the first woman to receive the Navy Cross for her leadership of the Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Nicholas V. Huynh/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Commissions Latest Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer

The US Navy has commissioned the latest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in Key West, Florida.

12 May

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Military Readiness Degraded by Two Decades of Conflict: Report

Two decades of direct and indirect conflict involving the US military has degraded its combat readiness, the Government Accountability Office has found.

11 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

US Marine Corps Receives First MQ-9 Reaper Drone From General Atomics

The US Marine Corps has taken delivery of its first MQ-9 Reaper drone under a joint procurement deal with the US Air Force.

10 May

Americas

Ronald Watkins

USS Gerald Ford Departs on First Global Deployment

The USS Gerald R. Ford departed Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on May 2 for its first worldwide deployment.

10 May

Arms

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducts a captive carry flight test of an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by: Greg L. Davis)

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Completes Fifth AGM-88G Extended Range Missile Flight Test

Northrop Grumman has completed the fifth flight test of the US Navy’s future AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range.

9 May

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Fields ‘Revolutionizing’ Maritime Aviation Training System

The US Navy has begun fielding a live virtual constructive system to “revolutionize” flight training for maritime aviation.

5 May

Air

Joe Saballa

Lockheed to Develop Critical F-35 Capability in $1.4B Contract

Lockheed Martin has received a $1.4 billion contract to develop a critical warfighting capability for the US military’s F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.

5 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion