Navy Building a Land-Based Test Site for Ford-Class Weapons Elevators, But Timing Won’t Help CVN-78
The Navy is building a ground-based test site for the weapons elevators currently going through a difficult installation and certification…
USS Gerald R. Ford Weapons Elevator Certifications Will Extend Past October
When USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) leaves Newport News Shipbuilding in mid-October, only some of its Advanced Weapons Elevators will…
Virginia Block VI Subs Will Focus on Special Operations, Unmanned
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Virginia-class attack submarine program office is in the early stages of determining what its Block…
Navy: USS Columbia Will Have Most Complete Design Ever at Official Construction Start
This post has been updated to correctly state that the first patrol will begin in October 2030 and that design…
After Hearings, Lawmakers Call Truman Carrier Retirement Plan ‘Ridiculous’
CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers told industry representatives today that, if it wasn’t already clear from their hearings with Pentagon and…
Acting SECDEF Shanahan Defends Truman Carrier Cut to Senate Panel
The acting secretary of defense defended the Pentagon’s decision to retire a Nimitz-class carrier 25 years early during a hearing…
Pentagon Plan to Sideline Carrier Truman Will Net Just $17M in FY 2020
A Pentagon budget plan to sideline an aircraft carrier, rather than refuel it, and redirect money for other defense priorities would…
Navy: Ford’s Advanced Arresting Gear Will be Ready for Fleet Super Hornets, Growlers by End of Year
A previous version of this post misstated the Navy’s reliability requirement for the Advanced Arresting Gear. The requirement is 16,500…
UPDATED: Navy Awards 2-Carrier Contract to Newport News Shipbuilding
THE PENTAGON – The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding a contract for two aircraft carriers, the first…
SECNAV to Trump: Ford Carrier Weapons Elevators Will be Fixed by Summer, or ‘Fire Me’
This post has been updated to include additional statements from the Navy and from Sen. Jim Inhofe. WASHINGTON, D.C. –…