MARCH 29, 2021 - The F-35 Joint Program Office has delivered a flight clearance recommendation to the Italian Navy for the safe operation of fifth generation F-35B fighter aircraft on the upgraded Italian Navy flagship aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550). To develop the recommendation, an embarked team from the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (Pax River ITF) and the … [Read more...]
USS Fort McHenry Decommissions After 33 Years of Service
MARCH 29, 2021 - USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) holds a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida before its April inactivation. The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) held a small, COVID-conscious decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida on March 27 before its inactivation which will occur in April. Rear Adm. … [Read more...]
Navy College Program Adds 11th Academic Institution
MARCH 24, 2021 - On Mar. 23, 2021, the Navy College Program announced it added Upper Iowa University (UIU) to the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) program. This is the first addition of a university with new degree programs for NCPACE since it became a standalone program in 2018. In order to be part of the NCPACE program, academic institutions … [Read more...]
Energy-Saving Decisions on the Battlefield
MARCH 24, 2021 - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers have developed IPOWER, a software application that simulates energy use, storage, harvesting, and sharing in deployed Army and Marine Corps units to improve energy-informed decision-making. “Efforts to improve the capability of dismounted soldiers and Marines over the past two decades have been successful, but at … [Read more...]
Navy Researchers Search for Ocean Sciences Data with Lidar
MARCH 22, 2021 - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers from the Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate along with the Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1’s UV-18 Twin Otter conducted airborne research last month in Homer, Alaska. The team’s objective was to measure bubbles using lidar, a laser system for measuring the ocean properties. Improved … [Read more...]