PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently started fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Harrisburg, the company said in an April 16 release. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100…
Ford Weapons Elevators Set for Completion by Summer 2021 Shock Trials
ARLINGTON, Va. — The installation and turnover of the advanced weapons elevators on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is proceeding well, with the goal to complete the work by summer 2021, a top U.S. Navy official said. “We need to get all of the elevators up and running…
In Perhaps a First, USS Delaware Commissioned Underwater
ARLINGTON, Va. — The COVID-19 pandemic is driving the U.S. Navy to adapt some of the ways it conducts business, but the commissioning of a submarine underwater is likely to be a first. The Virginia-class attack USS Delaware was commissioned into the Navy on…
Navy, Marine Officials: AI Will Augment — Not Replace — Humans
ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officials close to the effort to develop artificial intelligence in machines say the technology is advancing rapidly and will be used where it can add value. Discussing AI in an April 16 webcast of the Navy…
Space, the Hostile Frontier: Panel Explores Defense of Earth Orbit
Space is not benign — no longer just the domain of unmanned scientific probes and occupied by astronauts in capsules or space stations exploring and conducting research, panelists stressed during a webcast that was aired on April 16 as part of the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2020: Virtual Edition. “Space, internationally, is very important to our way of life. It’s of strategic importance. We see our adversaries starting to…
SUPSHIP Turns to Fusion for Facemasks
WASHINGTON — When Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair Newport News’ supply of protective facemasks to combat COVID-19 dwindled to 30 by the morning of April 9, SUPSHIPNN’s commanding officer, Capt. Jason Lloyd, turned to his staff for a solution, according to Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). An order for…
2nd Fleet Keeps Truman Strike Group at Sea as Ready Carrier Amid Pandemic
NORFOLK, Va. — The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group remains at sea in the western Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their deployment to the U.S. 5th…
Foggo: U.S. Military in All-New Territory in Fight Against Virus
ARLINGTON, Va. — The scope of the COVID-19 pandemic shows the new domain that the U.S. military must prepare to operate in, according to the top commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa. “That seventh domain is just…
Geurts: Accelerated Acquisitions Position Navy, Industry for Period After COVID-19 Crisis Wanes
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s top acquisition official said the service’s efforts to accelerate contract awards in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic are helping the defense industry sustain its economic health at all levels and positioning the Navy and industry to emerge from the…
CACI Awarded $83 Million Task Order to Support Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
ARLINGTON, Va. — CACI International Inc. has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to provide engineering, technical and planning expertise to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, the company said in an April 14 release. The single-award task order is for one base year…
