Navy: LX(R) Will Be Cheaper, More Capable Thanks To Using San Antonio LPD Design As Starting Point
The Navy and Marine Corps were able to design an LX(R) dock landing ship replacement with greater capability for less…
Naval Shipyards, Private Yards Collaborating to Manage Workload Peaks and Valleys
Public naval shipyards are working closely with private repair yards to coordinate workforce needs as the Navy navigates a peak…
SECNAV Mabus, Maine Delegation Back Third Zumwalt Construction
PENTAGON — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and the Maine congressional delegation have thrown their support behind finishing the…
Pentagon Orders Shock Test for Carrier Gerald Ford, Could Delay First Deployment
The Navy has been ordered by the Office of Secretary Defense to conduct shock tests on first-in-class carrier Gerald R.…
1,500 Layoffs Planned for Newport News Shipbuilding
This post has been updated to include workforce totals at Newport News Shipbuilding. The sole U.S. aircraft carrier builder is…
Document: Letter to Newport News Shipbuilding Employees on Anticipated Layoffs
The following is a July 20, 2015 letter from Newport News Shipbuilding president Matt Mulherin on planned cost reductions at…
Delays in Zumwalt Destroyer Program Hamper Production of DDG-51s at Bath Iron Works
Delays in the construction of the first two of three next-generation Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) guided missile destroyers at the General Dynamics…
Long-Range Ship Plan: Navy to Pursue Block Buys for DDGs in 2018, SSNs in 2019
The Navy told Congress it would pursue a 10-ship multiyear procurement contract for its Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in…
Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches First Ship Since Destroyer Program Restart
Ingalls Shipbuilding launched the first destroyer in four years at its yard in Pascagoula, Miss., on Saturday, marking the return…
Document: NAVSEA Update on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program
The following are Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) briefing slides from the Credit Suisse/McAleese 2016 Defense Programs Conference giving an…