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16 September

Sea

The LCU 1710, the lead US Navy 1700-class landing craft utlity. Photo: Austal USA

US Navy Taps Three Gulf Coast Yards for $280M LCU 1700 Expansion Deal

The US Navy has awarded prototyping contracts worth $280.5 million to Conrad Shipyard, Master Boat Builders, and Saronic Technologies in support of the LCU 1700-class landing craft program.

16 September

Americas

With Imperium platform Leidos' and VML's combined AI and global communications expertise.

Giulia Bernacchi

Leidos Receives $875M to Operate US Navy, Marine Corps Networks

The US Department of the Navy selected Leidos to continue operating and securing IT networks for navy and marine corps personnel.

16 September

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Grumman Leaves SNC-Led Team in US Navy Trainer Jet Competition

Northrop Grumman has left the team led by Sierra Nevada Corporation, which is pitching the clean-sheet Freedom aircraft for the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program.

15 September

Land

Giving guidance on correcting his aim, Staff Sgt. Tyler Hunter shouts directions to Spc. Timothy Martin as he fires the M240 machine gun. Sgt. Randy Torrecer provides support for Martin. The last week of training begins on a cold rain swept day trip to the Orchard Combat Training Center. The scout trainees will take turns driving a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. On the range the trainees will fire the Mark 19 machine grenade launcher, the 50 Cal. Machine gun and the 240B machine gun. During the remainder of the week, they learn how to boresight the 25mm gun; the fundamentals of reconnaissance and security; how to establish an observation post; and how to handle and detonate explosives. U.S. Army Cavalry Scouts act as the eyes and ears on the field, gathering information about enemy positions, vehicles, weapons, and activity. The scouts often operate in small groups gathering intelligence. With the information they gather, commanders can make informed decisions about how to move troops and where and when to attack. Their scouting duties include conducting mounted and dismounted navigation, collecting data about tunnels and bridges, and serving as members of observation and listening posts. In addition to basic soldiering skills, cavalry scouts learn to secure and prepare ammunition on scout vehicles, load, clear and fire individual and crew-served weapons.

Rojoef Manuel

First In-State Heavy Weapons Range for Oregon National Guard Starts Construction

The US has broken ground on a $12-million Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range at the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility in Boardman.

11 September

Sea

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Lays Keel of US Navy’s 84th Arleigh Burke Warship

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has laid the keel of the US Navy’s 84th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS John E. Kilmer, at the company’s shipyard in Bath, Maine.

11 September

Americas

U.S. Army combat medics assigned to 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and U.S. Navy corpsmen assigned to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, engage in a rigorous cross-training exercise during Pacific Fortitude at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, August 13, 2024. Pacific Fortitude supports long-standing agreements to the Republic of Korea by deploying forces, drawing and supporting equipment to validate unit readiness and the U.S. commitment to the ROK-US alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hunter Grice)

Giulia Bernacchi

US Navy Neglected Fighter Pilots’ Brain Injury Risks: Report

The US Navy failed to investigate whether repeated launches, landings, and maneuvers may cause long-term brain injuries among fighter pilots.

10 September

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Picks L3Harris’ VAMPIRE System for Littoral Counter-Drone Defense

The US Navy has tapped L3Harris to supply an unspecified number of VAMPIRE self-contained systems for littoral counter-drone defense.

9 September

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Robot Refuels a Drone Boat at Sea in US Navy Test

The US Navy has given its drone boats an at-sea pit stop, testing a robotic connector that can catch, refuel, and release an unmanned surface vessel without sending it back to port.

7 September

Americas

aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

Inder Singh Bisht

HII Receives $336M Advance Procurement Contract for Future Ford-Class Carrier

HII has received a US Navy contract to procure long-lead-time materials for construction of the future USS William J. Clinton carrier.

7 September

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Rheinmetall Canada to Supply US Navy Spare Parts for Aircraft Engine Starters

Rheinmetall Canada is set to supply spare parts for the US Navy’s MSU-200NAV air start units under a contract the Pentagon awarded to the Canadian Commercial Corporation.

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