The U.S. Navy has partnered with the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force to test a ballistic missile defense system in the Pacific. On March 28, the armed forces intercepted an advanced medium-range ballistic missile type 3 configuration 2 using the Standard Missile-6 Dual II as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test Aegis Weapon System...
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US, Japan Conduct Joint Exercise on Shipboard Cruise Missile Operations
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Self-Defense Force have conducted tomahawk land attack missile training aboard the USS McCampbell destroyer and a naval facility in Yokosuka, Japan. The Surface Combat Systems Training Command hosted the JSDF for the four-day exercise that trained Japanese naval officers to coordinate shipboard cruise missile operations. The event provided a...
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Italian Navy Replaces US as Head of International Red Sea Task Force
The Italian Navy has assumed command of Combined Task Force 153, taking over from the U.S. Navy. Italy’s Capt. Roberto Messina formally replaced his American counterpart, Capt. David Cole, during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, on Wednesday. In his address at the event, Messina said he...
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Navy Awards $112M Super Hornet, Growler Spare Parts Order to Boeing
Naval Air Systems Command has ordered avionics parts and spares and special test equipment from Boeing for the F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler aircraft used by the United States, Kuwait and Australia. The order, worth $111.89 million, requires Boeing to provide products with long lead times and those that are no longer...
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Amentum Wins $592M Navy Contract for Ship Life Cycle, Systems Integration Support
Amentum Services has received a potential $591.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide life cycle and systems upgrades and integration, and training support for naval vessels and systems under the Foreign Military Sales program. Under the five-year agreement, the company will perform the required services to support the transfer, acquisition, operation and...
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Serco Secures $200M Tech Services Contract to Support US Navy Anti-Terror Efforts
The U.S. Navy has awarded Serco a potential $201 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide technology services support for Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific anti-terrorism activities. The one-year base contract has four options of one-year terms each. According to Serco, the work will continue its life cycle sustainment support to NWIC Pacific’s Physical Security System-Enterprise Architecture...
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DCSA Holds Transfer of Ceremony as William Lietzau Steps Down as Director
William K. Lietzau has officially stepped down from his role as director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The DCSA held a transfer of authority ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Thursday to bid him farewell and welcome its new acting director, Daniel J. Lecce. Lietzau, a 2023 Wash100 winner,...
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US Navy Official Says Australia Could Get First Virginia-Class Sub in 2032
The United States will deliver Virginia-class submarines to Australia starting in 2032 under the trilateral AUKUS security agreement, according to Vice Adm. Bill Houston, commander of Naval Submarine Forces. Speaking to reporters at the Naval Submarine League on Tuesday, Houston revealed that Australia will receive at least three submarines throughout the 2030s. Following the initial...
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Canadian Navy Takes Command of Multinational Maritime Task Force in Persian Gulf
Canada has assumed command of Combined Task Force 150, a unit of Combined Maritime Forces that conducts maritime security operations in sea areas outside the Persian Gulf. The Royal Canadian Navy took over from its French counterpart on Wednesday, in which Capt. Yannick Bossu welcomed his successor, Capt. Colin Matthew, during a turnover ceremony. Under...
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Ultra I&C Adds Former Defense Leaders Stan Newberry, Pat Sullivan to Board of Directors
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has elected Stan Newberry and Pat Sullivan as new members of its board of directors. The communications and intelligence technology provider announced that Newberry and Sullivan will share insights and guide the company as it pursues new business opportunities within the federal market. “I’m thrilled for Stan and Pat to bring...