Washington Navy Yard to Dismantle Display Ship Barry By Next Summer, No Plans for Replacement
This story has been updated to include new information from the Naval Support Activity Washington regarding the status of the…
Industry: Potential $20 Billion U.S. Naval Sale to Saudi Arabia Picking Up Steam
The $20 billion dollar recapitalization of Saudi Arabia’s eastern fleet is beginning to pick up steam again after several years…
Navy Considering Railgun for Third Zumwalt Destroyer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Engineering studies to include an electromagnetic railgun on a Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG-1000) have started at Naval Sea Systems…
CNO Greenert: ‘Cyber Theft is Hemorrhaging Us’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The theft of American high tech intellectual property from U.S. defense contractors is major continued technological concern…
Raytheon: New Standard Missile-6 Approved for Older Navy Combat Systems
The U.S. Navy has approved the Raytheon Standard Missile-6 for use on guided missile destroyers and cruisers with older versions…
Missile Launcher Contract Gives Hints to Saudi Arabia’s Naval Expansion
A little noticed December contract award for the missile launchers used as part of the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Combat System…
Navy Wants Rail Guns to Fight Ballistic and Supersonic Missiles Says RFI
Fighting ballistic missiles, stealthy targets, swarmed surface and supersonic threats are high on the Pentagon’s wish list for its future…
Navy Pays Texas Ship Breaker a Penny to Dismantle Carrier Ranger
The Navy has paid a Texas ship breaker $0.01 to transport and dismantle the third American super carrier — Ranger…
U.S. Navy Allowed to Use Persian Gulf Laser for Defense
PENTAGON — The U.S. Navy has declared an experimental laser weapon on its Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) in the…
NAVSEA Chief Talks Risk, Cyber and A New Era of Naval Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The head of the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding and maintenance arm spends a lot of time thinking about risk. The…