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Sep- 2021 -

8 September

The DDG 1002 heading out to trials. Photo: Bath Iron Works

Third Zumwalt Class Destroyer Finishes Builder Trials

USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) — the third Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer — underwent a five-day trial that included demonstrations of operational capabilities of its hull, mechanical, and electrical systems.

3 September

Technology

Navy Strategic Systems Programs tests the Second Stage Solid Rocket Motor

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Tests Second Stage Hypersonic Missile Motor

The US Navy live tested the second stage Solid Rocket Motor in support of the navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike offensive hypersonic strike capability and the army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon.

1 September

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Missing as US Navy Helicopter Crashes off California Coast

Search and rescue operations were underway for five crew members missing after a US Navy helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of California.

Aug- 2021 -

27 August

Technology

The Navy's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) completes its first live fire event July 19 off the coast of Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy’s Extended-Range AARGM to Enter Production

The US Navy approved the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for production after being cleared by the Milestone C review.

26 August

Americas

The Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) heads offshore at sunrise for an Operational Assessment mission off the coast of South Florida in November 2019

Hercules Reyes

US Navy Unmanned Minesweeping Tests Successful

The US Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System has completed its initial operational test and evaluation.

24 August

Americas

Hercules Reyes

VMFA-211 Conducts ‘First’ F35B Cross-Deck Aviation Mission

The Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 recently conducted its first-ever cross-deck aviation mission an F-35B.

24 August

Americas

Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 refuels a US Navy E-2D command and control aircraft.

Hercules Reyes

US Navy’s Boeing MQ-25 Drone Successfully Refuels E-2D Aircraft

The US Navy’s Boeing MQ-25TM T1 drone refueled a Navy E-2D Hawkeye command and control aircraft in a test flight.

17 August

Americas

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after completing a scheduled extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA).

Hercules Reyes

Audit Exposes Cybersecurity Lapse in US Pacific Submarine Fleet

A recent internal audit of the US Navy revealed that Pacific Fleet submarines and their tenders are not on par with internal and external cybersecurity standards.

11 August

Americas