Navy Wants 3-Year Overlap Between Arleigh Burkes and DDG(X), Considering Propulsion System
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy is looking for a three-year overlap between the start of construction on its next-generation guided-missile…
Report to Congress on Next Generation Destroyer Program
The following is the Dec. 20, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and…
Frigate Land-Based Engineering Site Taking Shape in the Philadelphia Navy Yard
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Inside the high-ceiling building that was once a World War II aircraft factory, construction is underway on…
DDG(X) $122M Land-Based Test Site Opens in Philadelphia
Program Executive Officer Ships opened the land-based test facility for its next-generation guided-missile destroyer propulsion system in Philadelphia, the Navy…
CNO Gilday: Next-Generation Air Dominance Will Come Ahead of DDG(X) Destroyer
ARLINGTON, Va. – First the fighter, then the destroyer and finally the submarine. That’s the order the Navy is set…
Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022. This year saw the U.S.…
SECNAV Del Toro: Navy Needs to ‘Be Realistic’ in Pursuit of Next Destroyer, Sub, Fighter
The technologies developed for the Navy’s next destroyer, submarine and fighter must be mature and cost-effective before the new platforms…
Navy Issues Ingalls, Bath Iron Works Contracts for DDG(X) Design and Engineering
The Navy on Friday announced contract awards to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works to work on…
General Dynamics Taps Gulf Stream Exec to Lead Bath Iron Works
A Gulfstream executive and retried Army officer has been selected by General Dynamic to lead its Bath Iron Works shipyard,…
Top Stories 2021: U.S. Navy Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021.…