The United States Navy has announced the completion of all 11 Advanced Weapons Elevators aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford. The 11th and final Advanced Weapons Elevator of the aircraft… Continue reading "USS Gerald R. Ford’s Final Advanced Weapons Elevators Completed"
The United States Navy has completed an Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial tanker aboard USS George H.W. Bush. The demonstration was conducted by a government… Continue reading "MQ-25 Stingray Completes Initial Carrier Deck Demonstration"
The United States Navy announced on 15 December that the amphibious transport dock USS Portland had conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration while sailing in the Gulf of Aden.… Continue reading "USS Portland Conducts High-Energy Laser Weapon Test In Gulf of Aden"
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has revealed that its unmanned task force, Task Force 59, began operational testing of a new unmanned surface vessel in the Gulf of Aqaba… Continue reading "US Naval Forces Central Command Begins Operational Testing Of New Saildrone Explorer USV"
On the 22 November, the United States and Great Britain signed an agreement with Australia that will formally bring to an end the two’s long-held duopoly on advanced nuclear submarine… Continue reading "AUKUS Formalized By New Agreement"
Task Force 59, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) unmanned task force completed its first at-sea exercise on October 26, with the successful conclusion of Exercise New Horizon. Task Force… Continue reading "US Naval Forces Central Command’s Unmanned Task Force Completes First At-Sea Exercise"
The United States Navy has issued a request for information on industry capability to supply a “Tactical Surrogate Aircraft” to support future pilot training. In a 20 October request for… Continue reading "US Navy Exploring Procurement Of “Tactical Surrogate Aircraft”"
The US Navy announced on October 21 that it and the US Army had successfully conducted a series of test flights of prototype hypersonic weapon components. In a statement, the… Continue reading "US Navy Announces Three Successful Hypersonic Flight Tests"
The United States Navy has confirmed reports that one of its nuclear attack submarines had been damaged in the Pacific. In a statement released on Thursday, the Navy identified the… Continue reading "USS Connecticut Involved In Underwater Collision In South China Sea"
Boeing and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Systems Air Command jointly announced on 27 September that the Navy had received its first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet. The first of… Continue reading "US Navy Takes Delivery Of First New Production Block III Super Hornet"