OCTOBER 24, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the future Virginia-class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine SSN 813 will be named USS Atlanta. Del Toro made the announcement during a ship naming ceremony at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, in Atlanta, on Oct. 23. The future USS Atlanta honors the city of Atlanta, and the crews of the … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 24, 2024 - In a significant development for maritime security, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom (AUKUS) have completed successful tests of several autonomous and networked systems during a three-week maritime experimentation called Autonomous Warrior 24 in Australia. The event was part of the Maritime Big Play (MBP) initiative and ongoing efforts to … [Read more...]

The future littoral combat ship USS Beloit (LCS 29) is photographed underway heading out to sea. OCTOBER 23, 2024 - The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Beloit (LCS 29), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, on Nov. 23, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. LCS 29 will be the first commissioned ship in naval service bearing the name of Beloit, Wisconsin. The … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 22, 2024 - Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain celebrated the arrival of the guided-missile destroyer, USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), with a homeport ceremony Oct. 16, 2024 hosted by senior U.S. and Spanish Navy leaders. The Oscar Austin departed Norfolk, Va., September 30, after being homeported there since its commissioning Aug. 19, 2000, and is now assigned to … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 21, 2024 - The U.S. Navy released the names of the two naval aviators who died, Oct. 15, when their EA-18G Growler crashed near Mount Rainier. Names of the deceased are Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, 31, a Naval Flight Officer from California and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, a Naval Aviator from California. The cause of the crash is under investigation. In the world … [Read more...]