Indian Navy Carrier Delegation Meets With U.S. Counterparts, Visits Carrier Ford
The head of India’s Western Naval Command led a delegation of aircraft carrier designers to meet with U.S. officials in…
Document: Report to Congress on History of the Navy UCLASS Program Requirements
The following is the Aug. 3, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, History of the Navy UCLASS Program Requirements: In Brief.…
First Public EMALS Test Delayed Due to ‘Communication-Type Issues’ Among Components
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Navy’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) encountered problems Tuesday morning prior to a round of…
Navy: CVN-79 Contract Has Lowest Ceiling Price Ever; R&D Investment Will Take Out Further Cost
The Navy’s recently awarded contract for the construction of the next aircraft carrier has the lowest price of any nuclear…
HII Awarded $4.29 Billion in Contracts for John F. Kennedy Carrier Construction
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $4.29 billion in contracts for the planned second Gerald R.…
U.S., Indian Officials Set to Discuss Aircraft Carrier Design in June
The head of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier design and engineering office is set to meet his Indian counterparts later…
Updated: Navy Researching Firing Mach 3 Guided Round from Standard Deck Guns
CORRECTION: This post has been updated to include a new statement from Naval Sea Systems Command that changes one previously…
PEO Carriers: Advanced Arresting Gear Delays Won’t Stop Ford From Delivering On Time
The program executive officer for aircraft carriers told USNI News he is confident the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)…
India Will Relaunch First Domestic Carrier Vikrant Next Week, More Money Approved for Second Carrier
India’s long-delayed carrier is set to enter the water next week while the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government…
McCain Weighs in on UCLASS Debate, Current Navy Requirements ‘Strategically Misguided’
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is calling on the Department of Defense and the Navy to…