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…
Document: NAVSEA Strategic Business Plan
The following is the latest revision of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) strategic business plan, released on Nov. 12,…
NAVSEA: Investigation Into Third Party Virginia Submarine Components Ongoing
The investigation into suspected third party components used in the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN-774) program is still ongoing,…
U.S. Navy Impressed with New Russian Attack Boat
One of the U.S. Navy’s top submarine officers was so impressed with Russia’s new Project 885 nuclear attack boats that…
U.S. Attack Boat North Dakota Commissions Following Third Party Vendor Investigation
The first of a new block of U.S. nuclear Virginia-class (SSN-774) attack submarines commissioned on Saturday, after a five-month delay…
Navy Starting Work on New SSN(X) Nuclear Attack Submarine
The U.S. Navy is starting early preparation work to design a new nuclear attack submarine to replace the Virginia-class boats…
NAVSEA: Submarines Control Systems are at Risk for Cyber Attack
This story has been updated from a previous post to amend comments made by Naval Sea Systems commander, Vice Adm. William Hilarides,…
NAVSEA: Sequestration Cuts Have Caused ‘Significant’ Backlog in Submarine Maintenance
The U.S. Navy’s fleet of nuclear submarines is experiencing “significant” maintenance delays as a result of ongoing mandatory sequestration cuts…
Navy Lights Off Zumwalt Generators
The Navy has started the massive gas turbines in its latest class of guided missile destroyer ahead of the ship’s…