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...]

OCTOBER 21, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro formally announced the site for the new National Museum of the United States Navy, Oct. 18, during a ceremony at the new museum location. The new NMUSN site is just outside of the historic Washington Navy Yard, at Tingey Street and M Street, and will give the public unfettered access to U.S. Navy history and … [Read more...]