Navy Verifies USS Gerald R. Ford’s Sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator
The Navy has accepted and verified the sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator on aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).…
Navy Applying USS Gerald Ford Advanced Weapons Elevators Lessons to Rest of Carrier Class
This post was updated with additional information from the Navy. The Navy is revamping its approach to building weapons elevators…
Shipbuilders Still Awaiting Details of 355-Ship Fleet Buildup Plans 1 Year Later; Yards Won’t Make Investments Without Firmer Signals from the Navy
It’s been a year since the Navy declared it needed a 355-ship Navy to meet its global requirements going forward…
Navy Facing Drydock Capacity Issue in Surface Ship Repair; Testing Out New Maintenance Contract to Address Shortfall, Create Efficiency
As the Navy’s surface ship maintenance and modernization requirements are projected to keep rising, the maintenance community is testing out a…
Navy Using ‘Legally Creative’ Contract Structure to Keep Ship Availabilities On Track Despite Continuing Resolutions
The Navy has gotten creative in dealing with budget uncertainties and continuing resolutions, developing a new ship maintenance contract structure…
Amid Private Yard Capacity Concerns, Navy Trying to Boost Sailors’ Maintenance Abilities
This post has been updated to add the title of Cmdr. Cedric McNeal. SAN DIEGO – The Navy is projecting…
Navy Eyeing Ship Maintenance Contracting Improvements To Ensure On-Time, On-Budget Avails
SAN DIEGO – The Navy is looking at several changes to its surface ship maintenance practices to keep costs down…
NAVSEA: Navy Hybrid Path to 355-Ship Fleet Could Only Take 10 to 15 Years
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy could reach a 355-ship fleet by 2030 if it both extended the service life…
New NAVSEA Commander’s Intent: Complete Ship Maintenance On Time
HAMPTON, VA. — New commander of Naval Sea Systems Command Vice Adm. Tom Moore said shipyards are nearing an opportunity…