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Saildrone announces new USV class aimed at anti-submarine warfare
Saildrone, a maritime defense company, announced on Monday a new class of unmanned surface vessels designed for anti-submarine warfare operations. The company released the Saildrone Spectre design, a vessel 54 meters long and 250 metric tons that’s capable of a speed up to 30 knots, making it the company’s “most capable” platform, Salidrone said. Spectre is meant for ASW missions, which demand “ex...[Read More]
Saildrone, Lockheed to place missile launchers on naval drones
MILAN— Saildrone will equip its unmanned surface vessels with strike missiles made by Lockheed Martin, the drone company announced this week. The collaboration comes in response to a call by global navies for more armed naval drones, according to Saildrone. The 20-meter Saildrone Surveyor vessel will boast the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) launcher manufactured by the U.S. defense giant. “We ...[Read More]
Sailor charged in Angelina Resendiz’s murder linked to other assaults
The sailor awaiting trial for the murder of fellow U.S. Navy service member Angelina Petra Resendiz allegedly assaulted several other people before taking her life, according to the attorney for Resendiz’s family. Culinary Specialist Seaman Jermiah Taylor Copeland was charged Aug. 22 with premeditated murder in the death of Resendiz, 21, a fellow culinary specialist seaman, who was reported missin...[Read More]
Sailor charged with murder in shooting death aboard USS John F. Kennedy
A sailor assigned to the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy faces multiple charges, including murder and manslaughter, following the shooting death of another sailor earlier this summer. According to a recently released charge sheet, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Jayjrion L. Rodriguez is accused of killing Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Jesse Braswell on June 6. He allegedly pointed hi...[Read More]
Sailor found dead at Naval Station Great Lakes
A sailor at the Navy’s Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois, was found dead on Feb. 8, the service confirmed. Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones was discovered in his barracks at 11:30 a.m., seated on his bed and unresponsive, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. He had returned to his barracks around 7:00 a.m., the coroner noted. His cause of death was unknown, with a pendi...[Read More]
Sailor injured during flight operations aboard carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
A sailor was injured on March 25 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln while the carrier was conducting flight operations in the Arabian Sea, the Navy announced. “The sailor has been transported ashore for additional medical care and remains in stable condition,” according to a U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet post on X. The injury was not life threatening, the service stated. The circu...[Read More]
Sailor pleads guilty in incident that led to death of a service member
A Yorktown sailor pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty at a special court martial Monday, marking the end of a tragic saga that left one U.S. Navy service member dead. Master-at-Arms Second Class Petty Officer Jackson Bower, who was assigned to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia, was charged with negligent homicide, making a false official statement and two counts of dereliction of duty in ...[Read More]
Sailor pleads guilty in incident that led to death of a service member
A Yorktown sailor pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty at a special court martial Monday, marking the end of a tragic saga that left one U.S. Navy service member dead. Master-at-Arms Second Class Petty Officer Jackson Bower, who was assigned to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia, was charged with negligent homicide, making a false official statement and two counts of dereliction of duty in ...[Read More]
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
A sailor indulging in the time-honored military tradition of energy drink guzzling was reportedly greeted with a rude surprise this week when, after polishing off a Monster, he discovered the decomposing corpse of a rat at the bottom of the can. Attempting to achieve energy levels considered necessary to unleash the beast, John Witt, 29, instead discovered an actual rotting beast after finishing t...[Read More]
Sailor sentenced to 44 years in prison for murder of Angelina Resendiz
A U.S. sailor who killed a fellow service member will spend 44 years behind bars after pleading guilty at a general court-martial, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service announced Tuesday. Culinary Specialist Seaman Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland admitted Monday to the unpremeditated murder of Culinary Specialist Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz, whom he strangled to death in a barracks building a...[Read More]
Sailors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford reportedly lost their beds amid fire
More than 600 service members and crew members aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford are without a bed after a fire aboard the ship Thursday, The New York Times reported. The fire took upwards of 30 hours to douse, according to the publication, and it damaged sailors’ sleeping arrangements so badly that they’re having to sleep on floors and tables. The Navy announced Thursday that the world’s largest airc...[Read More]
Sailors need to see themselves in ‘fabric’ of new warfighting instructions, CNO says
SAN DIEGO — The chief officer of the Navy sat down with reporters last week for a media roundtable to explain how his recently released warfighting instructions apply to the service’s rank and file and impact the implementation of autonomous systems. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle expounded at WEST Conference in San Diego, California, on several aspects of his Feb. 9 directive, dubbed...[Read More]