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…
Updated: Norwegian Missile Test On Littoral Combat Ship Successful
This post has been updated from an earlier version to include a statement from Naval Sea Systems Command. A Tuesday…
Navy Testing Norwegian Naval Strike Missile on LCS Next Week
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is set to strap a Norwegian anti-ship missile to the deck of an Independence-class Littoral…
HASC Cancels LCS Replacement Briefing Over Lack of Information
The Navy continues to tightly control all of the details around the development of the follow-on to the Littoral Combat…
NAVSEA: North Dakota Attack Boat Investigation Complete
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has concluded an investigation into questionable third party components of its latest Virginia-class attack boat…