Austal USA Breaks Ground on New Steel Assembly Facility
Austal USA broke ground on its planned final steel assembly facility Tuesday, the company announced in a statement.…
Interview: Zumwalt Commander Capt. James Kirk
USNI News contributor Cmdr. Daniel Dolan, interviewed the commander of Zumwalt (DDG-1000), Capt. James Kirk, on 31 March. The ship—first…
Ukraine’s Last Ship
ODESSA, Ukraine — The flagship of the Ukrainian sea service now sits parked in a commercial port in the picturesque seaside town…
Navy Leaders: Fleet Size Could Fall to 240 Ships Without Budget Relief
Without relief from automatic budget cuts and money from sources other than its shipbuilding account to pay for the Ohio-class…
Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Landing Wins Collier Trophy
The Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator was awarded the prestigious Collier Trophy during a ceremony on Wednesday night…
NAVAIR to Select Presidential Helicopter by End of May
The U.S. Navy hopes to select a contractor for the VXX Presidential helicopter program — known as Marine One when…
Document: Ohio Class Replacement 2014 Briefing Slides
The following is a slide presentation from the Naval Sea Systems Command April 8, 2014 briefing on the progress of…
Navy Axes Griffin Missile In Favor of Longbow Hellfire for LCS
The Navy has traded Raytheon’s Griffin IIB missile for Lockheed Martin’s Longbow Hellfire AGM-114L for the surface-to-surface missile for early…
Navy Expanding Search for ‘Sense and Avoid’ Technologies for Triton
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman are looking at alternative technologies to provide the MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime patrol aircraft…
Lockheed Pitching Revamped Viking to Fill Carrier Cargo and Tanking Roles
Lockheed Martin is entering the fray to replace the U.S. Navy’s ageing fleet of Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhound carrier onboard…
Classified UCLASS Draft Request for Proposal Due at End of April
The U.S. Navy expects to release a classified draft request for proposals (RFP) for its Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance…