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STRATCOM Nominee: U.S. Dealing with Expanding Nuclear Threats from China, Russia

By: John Grady

September 16, 2022 2:23 PM

General Anthony Cotton, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, speaks during the Striker Stripe event May 9, 2022, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Cotton emphasized the importance of familiarizing Airmen with today’s complex strategic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sullivan)

Russia and China’s nuclear capabilities require continual assessment due to the threats these powers pose to the United States and its allies, the nominee to head U.S. Strategic Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. Read More →

CNO: Navy Will Lead DDG(X) Design Effort, Wargames Call for Fewer Large Surface Warships

By: Sam LaGrone

September 14, 2022 4:55 PM

Notional Navy DDG(X) hull design. PEO Ships Image

This post has been updated to include pending legislative action on Navy shipbuilding programs.

The design of the next American guided-missile destroyer will be led by the Navy in move that Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday says will reduce technical risk in the program. Read More →

UPDATED: HII Wins $42M Award for Lyndon B. Johnson Combat System Activation

By: Sam LaGrone

August 29, 2022 5:10 PM

Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., on Aug. 4, 2022 USNI News Photo

This post was updated with a statement from HII.

Ingalls Shipbuilding was awarded a $41.6 million contract modification to begin the combat system activation of Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) in Mississippi, according to a Monday Pentagon announcement. Read More →

China Criticizes U.S. Navy Taiwan Strait Transits, F-35B ‘Lightning Carrier’ USS Tripoli Now in South China Sea

By: Heather Mongilio

August 29, 2022 3:50 PM

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) transits the East China Sea during routine underway operations on Aug. 28. US Navy Photo

Two U.S.warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday — the first since Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) visited Taiwan, sparking increased tensions between Washington and Beijing.

CNO Gilday: Industrial Capacity Largest Barrier to Growing the Fleet

By: Mallory Shelbourne

August 25, 2022 9:54 PM

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday delivers testimony at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2023 defense budget request on May 12, 2022. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The biggest barrier to adding more ships to the Navy is industrial base capacity, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said Thursday. Read More →

Gulf Coast Shipyards Growing Capacity While Navy Shipbuilding Plans Remain Unsettled

By: Sam LaGrone

August 17, 2022 7:19 PM

Amphibious warship Richard M. McCool, Jr., (LPD-29) on Aug. 4, 2022. USNI News Photo

PASCAGOULA, Miss. — From the fantail of the 24,000-ton Richard M. McCool, Jr., (LPD-28), one can see the world’s most complex warships coming together, with shipbuilders welding, painting and running cables in the Mississippi sun. Read More →

HII Set to Install First Hypersonic Missiles on USS Zumwalt, USS Michael Monsoor During Repair Period

By: Sam LaGrone

August 12, 2022 5:43 PM

Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., on Aug. 4, 2022 USNI News Photo

A Mississippi shipyard is set to install the first long range hypersonic weapons on a U.S. warship in an upcoming repair period, USNI News has learned. Read More →

USS Bulkeley Leaves for Homeport Shift to Rota; USS Delbert D. Black Leaves for Maiden Deployment

By: Heather Mongilio

August 5, 2022 1:52 PM

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) departs Naval Station Norfolk August 4, 2022, commencing the ship’s scheduled homeport shift to Rota, Spain, as part of the U.S. Navy’s long-range plan to gradually rotate the Rota-based destroyers. US Navy Photo

USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) left Norfolk, Va., for its new home in Rota, Spain, on Thursday evening, according to a tweet from a ship spotter. Read More →

Navy Issues Ingalls, Bath Iron Works Contracts for DDG(X) Design and Engineering

By: Mallory Shelbourne

July 23, 2022 12:01 AM

Notional Navy DDG(X) hull design. PEO Ships Image

The Navy on Friday announced contract awards to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works to work on the design and engineering of the service’s next-generation guided-missile destroyer, also known as DDG(X). Read More →

Senate, Navy Pushing for Bath Iron Works, Ingalls DDG(X) Destroyer Team Up

By: Sam LaGrone

July 21, 2022 9:02 PM

Notional Navy DDG(X) hull design. PEO Ships Image

The push to develop the Navy’s next-generation destroyer will be a team effort between General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding if the Navy and the Senate Armed Services Committee have their way. Read More →

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Tag Archives: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

STRATCOM Nominee: U.S. Dealing with Expanding Nuclear Threats from China, Russia

CNO: Navy Will Lead DDG(X) Design Effort, Wargames Call for Fewer Large Surface Warships

UPDATED: HII Wins $42M Award for Lyndon B. Johnson Combat System Activation

China Criticizes U.S. Navy Taiwan Strait Transits, F-35B ‘Lightning Carrier’ USS Tripoli Now in South China Sea

CNO Gilday: Industrial Capacity Largest Barrier to Growing the Fleet

Gulf Coast Shipyards Growing Capacity While Navy Shipbuilding Plans Remain Unsettled

HII Set to Install First Hypersonic Missiles on USS Zumwalt, USS Michael Monsoor During Repair Period

USS Bulkeley Leaves for Homeport Shift to Rota; USS Delbert D. Black Leaves for Maiden Deployment

Navy Issues Ingalls, Bath Iron Works Contracts for DDG(X) Design and Engineering

Senate, Navy Pushing for Bath Iron Works, Ingalls DDG(X) Destroyer Team Up

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