Navy Looking at Accelerating VPM Design to Allow Earlier Production
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy is looking into the feasibility of accelerating design and development work on the Virginia Payload…
Navy to Compete LHA-8 and 6 Oilers to HII, NASSCO
The Navy plans to open a limited competition between General Dynamics NASSCO and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding for…
SNA: Modified Littoral Combat Ships to be Designated Frigates
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. – The modified Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class will be designated as frigates, Secretary of the Navy…
Interview: HASC’s Forbes on China, Strategy and the Navy’s Year Ahead
As the chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) has been both…
Stackley: Navy Needs to Develop Weapons Faster, Congress Should Rollback Restrictive Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s chief weapons buyer called on Congress to rollback restrictive legislation that creates unnecessary bureaucracy and…
Winter Arrives at ONR
The former head of unmanned programs at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has taken charge of the U.S. Navy’s Office…
Top Stories 2014: U.S. Navy Acquisition
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts, and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Navy Starts Design Work On Next Generation Amphibious Warship
NORFOLK, VA — Early design work on the Navy’s next generation amphibious warship — based on the San Antonio-class (LPD-17)…
Huntington Ingalls CEO ‘Concerned’ Over Delays in U.S. Navy Carrier Contracts
Mike Petters — chief executive officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) — said delays in U.S. Navy contracts for the…
Memo: Hull Based on San Antonio Design is Navy’s Preferred Option for Next Generation Amphib
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has signed an internal memo recommending the service base its next generation amphibious warship…