• MQ-25A Remotely Controlled By At-Sea Aircraft Carrier Control Station

    Navy Public Affairs
    PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. — In a historic U.S. naval aviation event, an aircraft carrier connected to, and controlled, an unmanned aerial refueler MQ-25A Stingray more than 2,100 miles away.  During a Preliminary Sea Trial aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the ship’s Unmanned…

  • Navy accepts first C-130J-30 for next-generation TACAMO fleet

    Navy Public Affairs
    PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of a newly manufactured C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin during a formal ceremony Oct. 15 at the company’s production facility in Marietta, Georgia, marking the first step toward fielding the future E-130J “Phoenix II.” The…

  • Navy Flies Drones Without GPS, Lands Autonomously on Moving Ships

    Navy Public Affairs
    NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully proved an unmanned system can navigate missions and land aboard Navy ships without GPS or pilot control. “In contested areas where satellites and communications are jammed, autonomy gives significant advantage to…

  • DOW Certifies Production Capacity for Second DDG at Maine’s Bath Iron Works

    DoD News
    Following a comprehensive, multi-phase due diligence review, the Department of War has determined that significant operational and managerial improvements at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) have established the capacity and stability necessary to support the potential construction of a second guided-missile destroyer (DDG). The Department’s thorough review evaluated production…
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