The US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble and its embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team seized 100 bales of suspected cocaine worth over ..
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Destroyer USS Pinckney scores second drug bust in three days
The Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer USS Pinckney and its embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) personnel seized over 2,700 kilograms of suspected ..
US Navy destroyer, embarked coast guard team recover illegal drugs in Caribbean
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen and its embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) personnel have recovered more than ..
Arleigh Burke Destroyers Are Most Viable Option for Near-Term Navy Presence in Arctic
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) transits the Arctic Circle Sept. 5, 2017. US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the high latitudes, where presence increasingly equals power, the U.S. Coast Guard shoulders much of today’s mission load. But experts think the Arleigh Burke destroyers of the future could share the operational burden.
There is a simple reason the surface navy’s current Arctic operation are minimal, explained Jim Webster, the director of the Naval...
Navy Refining How Data Analytics Could Predict Ship Maintenance Needs
Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Patrick Zembol, from Romeo, Mich., welds a stanchion in the weld shop aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). US Navy Photo
The post was updated to include correct terminology.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Extending the lifespans of existing ships using data-driven maintenance efforts is the best strategy for achieving a 355- ship navy, said the Naval Sea Systems Command chief engineer.
The key to maintaining ships and enabling...
Lawmakers, White House Have Questions About United Technologies Purchase of Raytheon
United Technologies Corp.’s planned purchase of Raytheon Company, announced over the weekend, is spurring lawmakers and the White House to ask questions on how the merger would limit competition in the defense industry.
Over the weekend, United Technologies (UTC) announced its plan, pending regulatory and shareholder approval, to purchase Raytheon in an all-stock deal. The new firm will be known as Raytheon Technologies and focus on government contracts, especially drawing on each company’s...
Lawmakers Want Navy to Take New Look at Destroyer Hybrid Electric Drive
The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment. US Navy Photo
Pushing the military to become more energy efficient is an emerging theme of the House Armed Services Committee Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. For the Navy, this means taking a second look at installing hybrid electric drive systems on Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.
Wednesday morning, the House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness...
U.S. Navy Destroyer, Coast Guard Cutter Transit Taiwan Strait
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), USCGC Bertholf (WSML-750)
A U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer and a Coast Guard National Security Cutter completed a transit of the Taiwan strait early Monday, the fifth such transit in six months. The move was immediately decried by Chinese officials.
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) and U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Bertholf (WSML-750)
completed transiting the roughly 110-mile wide body of water separating mainland China from Taiwan early Monday, according...
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Destroyer Programs
The following is the Oct. 22, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress.
This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy’s Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy procured DDG-51s from FY1985 through FY2005, and resumed procuring them in FY2010. The three DDG-51s requested for procurement in FY2019 are to be the 80th, 81st,...
https://news.usni.org/2018/11/15/report-congress-u-s-navy-destroyer-programs-6
Warships Conduct First East Coast SWATT Advanced Training For Carrier Escorts
Guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG-94) conducts a Mk 45 5″ gun shoot as part of Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, involving the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) cruiser-destroyer (CRUDES) units. Navy photo.
In a first for East Coast-based carrier strike group escorts, warships from the Abraham Lincoln CSG are participating in a surface warfare advanced tactical training (SWATT) exercise in a push to standardize similar training throughout the fleet.
Th...