Defense News in Brief: Aircraft Carriers – CVN

Source: United States Navy

Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of America’s Naval forces – the most adaptable and survivable airfields in the world. On any given day, Sailors aboard an aircraft carrier and its air wing come to the fight trained and equipped across a full range of missions.

Defense News in Brief: Navy Astronaut and SpaceX Crew-3 Shipmates Headed to International Space Station

Source: United States Navy

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, including Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kayla Barron, are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The international crew of astronauts lifted off at 9:03 p.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Defense News in Brief: SECNAV Meets with NAVWAR Leaders; Discusses Project Overmatch and OTC Revitalization

Source: United States Navy

SAN DIEGO – The Secretary of the Navy met with Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) top leaders and key innovators Nov. 8 at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific in San Diego, for an update on Project Overmatch, a high priority initiative focused on ensuring operationally relevant data is available at the tactical edge, when and where required.

Defense News in Brief: Naval Oceanography, National Weather Service Streamline Aviation and Maritime Forecasting

Source: United States Navy

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and Fleet Weather Centers (FWC), San Diego and Norfolk, implemented advanced software—Automated Weather Interactive Processing System II (AWIPS)—acquired from the National Weather Service (NWS) creating operational advantages for the U.S. Navy Fleet and American aviation industry.