WEST: Sea Service Leaders Outline Challenges
Top sea service leaders spoke Wednesday at WEST 2015 of their concerns about the federal budget and acquisition process, their…
Navy Awards SEWIP Block III Contract to Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has won the contract to develop the next generation system U.S. surface ships will use to jam or…
WEST: Bob Work Says UCLASS Development Needs a ‘Joint Perspective’
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – The first operational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be used on the Navy’s aircraft carriers needs…
USS Iwo Jima Standing by to Evacuate U.S. Citizens from Yemen
The amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD- 7) is standing by in the event it would need to assist in…
HII Receives Advanced Procurement Award for CVN Washington Refueling and Overhaul
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News, Va. shipyard was awarded a $224 million contract modification to start acquiring long lead items…
Pentagon: U.S. Won’t Send Carrier to Mainland China This Year
The Pentagon has no plans to send a nuclear powered aircraft carrier (CVN) to mainland China this year, a Defense…
Navy to Christen Afloat Forward Staging Base Puller on Saturday
The first purpose built at-sea platform for mine countermeasure (MCM) helicopters and special operations forces (SOF) is set to be…
Document: Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Strategy
The following is the recently released Office of Naval Research naval science and technology strategy.…
Navy Budgeting $10 Billion for Ohio Replacement Program Over Next Five Years
PENTAGON – Continued work on the Ohio replacement nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) will cost the U.S. Navy about $10 billion…
Navy Pushes UCLASS Fielding Date, Air Segment Request for Proposal
PENTAGON – The Navy has pushed its planned fielding date for its carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from 2020 to…