MAY 18, 2022 - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine left many Western analysts confounded. From a foreign policy perspective, it simply did not make any sense. Even if its “special military operation” proved fully successful, Russia still had more to lose than gain: NATO would draw closer to its borders, the West would impose crippling sanctions, and Ukraine itself would be … [Read more...]
Navy Completes First Synthetic-Fueled Drone Flight
MAY 18, 2022 - Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global and Royal Air Force (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) conducted the first-ever drone flight using synthetic kerosene in February. Performed in partnership with C3 Biotechnologies Ltd., in the United Kingdom, the British Royal Air Force and the U.S. Navy, successfully completed the first drone flight using synthetic … [Read more...]
NEXCOM’s NEXT Gen Scholars Program Support Students
MAY 17, 2022 - The Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) NEXT gen Scholars Program offers qualified students the opportunity to win $2,500, $1,500, $1,000 or $500 each quarter for earning good grades in school. The next drawing is at the end of June 2022. To enter the drawing, students must be full-time with a “B” grade point average equivalent or better, as determined by … [Read more...]
LCS Successfully Completes First Land Attack Missile Exercise
MAY 17, 2022 – The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof of concept exercise, May 12. Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) fired three AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles to strike a land-based target several nautical miles away as part of the … [Read more...]
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Commissions
MAY 16, 2022 - The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro attended the ceremony. He began by thanking the Petersen family for their lifetime of service to the nation. “All of us join you in honoring Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr.” Del Toro … [Read more...]