India to Take on Future U.S. Navy Ship Maintenance Per Agreement

India to Take on Future U.S. Navy Ship Maintenance Per Agreement

Military Sealift Command’s rescue and salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) arrived at Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T Shipyard, in Kattupalli near Chennai, India, for voyage repairs on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

India will be serving as a future maintenance hub for U.S. Navy assets in the Indo-Pacific, according to a joint U.S.-India statement issued last week on the sidelines of G20 in New Delhi. Read More

Franchetti: Columbia Program Meeting Contracted Delivery Schedule

Franchetti: Columbia Program Meeting Contracted Delivery Schedule

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti answers questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during her confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., Sep. 14 2023. U.S. Navy Photo

The program to replace the Navy’s sea-based leg of the nuclear triad is on track for its new schedule, the nominee to lead the sea service told Congress on Thursday. Read More

Army Long Range Missile Launcher Spotted on Navy Littoral Combat Ship

Army Long Range Missile Launcher Spotted on Navy Littoral Combat Ship

An Army MK 70 missile launcher on the flight deck of Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS-28) in San Diego, Calif. Photo obtained by USNI News

This post has been updated with additional information on the radar system seen on USS Savannah (LCS-28) .

A portable missile launcher capable of firing a combination of long-range anti-ship and anti-air weapons was spotted this week undergoing testing aboard a Littoral Combat Ship in San Diego, Calif., according to photos provided to USNI News. Read More

Chinese Aircraft Carrier, Warships Massing for Major Exercise Near the Philippines

Chinese Aircraft Carrier, Warships Massing for Major Exercise Near the Philippines

A Taiwanese destroyer monitoring the People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17). Taiwan Ministry of Defense Photo

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Shandong Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Philippine Sea, being shadowed separately by Republic of China Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyers, according to both countries. Read More

Temporary Commanders Now Lead Naval Air Forces, NAVSEA

Temporary Commanders Now Lead Naval Air Forces, NAVSEA

Rear Adm. George Wikoff, acting Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF), gives remarks during a change of charge ceremony on Naval Air Station North Island on Sept. 7, 2023. US Navy Photo

Acting commanders have taken over Naval Air Forces and Naval Sea Systems Command in two separate change of office ceremonies this month. Read More

Navy Expanding 'Cold Spray' Welding Alternative in Fleet Repair

Navy Expanding ‘Cold Spray’ Welding Alternative in Fleet Repair

David Wible, a welder at Letterkenny Army Depot, demonstrates the cold spray advanced manufacturing initiative Feb. 2, 2022. US Army Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – If a part breaks on a ship or submarine sailing in a conflict zone or moored at its homeport, the fix just might be done with a portable welder or a mobile workshop set up on the pier in an unconventional way, using an innovative technology known as “cold spray.” Read More