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26 September

Air

Only 55% of US F-35s ‘Mission Capable:’ GAO

The US Government Accountability Office has found that only a little more than half of the country’s F-35 fighter jets were “mission capable” as of March 2023.

25 September

Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 24, 2020) Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails alongside fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during a replenishment-at-sea. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jomark A. Almazan)

Rojoef Manuel

Ingalls Lays Keel for Fourth America-Class Amphibious Assault Vessel

Ingalls Shipbuilding has laid the keel of the US Navy’s next America-class amphibious assault ship, the USS Fallujah (LHA 9), in Mississippi.

21 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Redeploys MQ-4C Triton on Guam Following IOC Achievement

The US Navy has redeployed the MQ-4C Triton squadron on Guam after the reconnaissance drone achieved initial operational capability.

20 September

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

General Dynamics Wins $517M US Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Contract

General Dynamics has been awarded a $517-million contract to provide components for the US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines.

19 September

Americas

Juster Domingo

US Navy Misses Recruitment Goal by 7,000 Sailors: Acting Chief

The US Navy has missed its recruiting goals for FY 2023 by 7,000 sailors, acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti said.

15 September

Americas

USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) sets sail in open waters. It sprays ocean water mist from its sides as it moves forward.

Juster Domingo

US Navy Decommissions USS Milwaukee After Only 7 Years

The US Navy has decommissioned USS Milwaukee after just seven years of service due to issues that began 20 days after it was commissioned.

15 September

Americas

BRP Valentin Diaz and BRP Ladislao Diwa are seen docked in the Philippine Navy Headquarters' pier. The two Cyclone-class patrol ships were previously known as the US Navy's USS Monsoon and USS Chinook before they were decommissioned and transferred to the Philippine Navy.

Juster Domingo

US Sends Last Two Cyclone-Class Patrol Ships to Philippines

The US Navy has transferred the last two of its Cyclone-class patrol ships to the Philippine Navy.

14 September

Air

Army officers test out Ryan Aerospace's virtual reality flight simulators at the Australian International Airshow.

Juster Domingo

US Navy Buys Extended Reality Flight Simulators in $28M Deal

Ryan Aerospace has won a $28-million contract to supply the US Navy with state-of-the-art extended reality flight simulators.

11 September

Technology

1st Lt. Anton King, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot, poses for a photo wearing an HGU-55/P helmet fitted with Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker and day visor Feb. 11, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The helmet provides A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots a central interface for everything they need, from oxygen supply to communications to flight instruments. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Hayden Legg) (This image was manipulated by merging two photos in Adobe Photoshop.)

Rojoef Manuel

Collins Elbit Vision Systems to Develop Helmet-Mounted Display for US Navy

Collins Elbit Vision System has received a contract to produce and test Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems for the US Navy.

8 September

Technology

Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi

Rojoef Manuel

ATI to Construct Florida Metal 3D Printing Facility for US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

Bechtel Plant Machinery has awarded Allegheny Technologies Incorporated a contract to support metal 3D-printed solutions for the US Navy.

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