NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The addition of a third Virginia-class submarine to the fiscal 2020 budget proposal won’t cause significant disruption to the industrial base because the program has given enough lead time before the sub needs to be built,…
Final Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Christened, Will Deliver Next Year
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Zumwalt-class of destroyers is experiencing a series of milestones as its program continues to refine its role in the fleet, according to a May 7 briefing at Sea-Air-Space 2019. The third and final DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class…
MQ-25 IOC ‘As Soon as Possible,’ Navy’s Unmanned Aviation Chief Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy’s admiral in charge of unmanned aviation said that the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of the MQ-25A aerial tanking unmanned aerial vehicle is “as soon as possible.” Speaking May 6 to an audience at the…
Orolia Working on GPS Jamming and Spoofing Solutions for DoD
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – As international incidents increase, and the U.S. military begins an uptick in training exercises on global positioning service (GPS) jamming, military leaders are looking more toward industry for answers on how to combat the growing issue….
Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic Finds Several Benefactors for C4ISR Help
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As head of expeditionary warfare at the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Kevin Charlow constantly is on the lookout for ways to share good results with as many potential users as possible. “We’re focused on trying…
Marine Corps Looking at Future Light Helicopter Replacement
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Marine Corps and the Army are running an analysis of alternatives (AOA) to see whether the two services can meet the same requirements for Milestone A or B start in fiscal 2021, a Marine helicopter…
Coast Guard, MARAD Budget Worries Still Acute While Navy, Marine Concerns Eased in 2018-19
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As the naval services tackle the overlapping challenges of trying to restore their readiness while preparing for a new era of “Great Power Competition,” perhaps their biggest concerns are receiving adequate funding and recruiting and retaining…
Nation’s Sealift Struggling, but Gaining Attention
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The nation’s strategic sealift has languished for too many years, a panel of experts told an audience May 7 at Sea-Air-Space 2019. And the panel, representing the military and civilian sea services, told the morning program…
Navy Undersecretary Echoes February Report in Call for ‘Agile’ Education for Future Sailors
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Undersecretary of the Navy Thomas Modly used much of his breakfast address here May 7 at Sea-Air-Space 2019 to reinforce the results of an “Education for Seapower” study and report that called for a more agile…
CNO Cites History, Recalls Founding Fathers in Reinforcing Message of a ‘Decisive’ Navy
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — George Washington spoke May 6 at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space exposition — by way of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson, who used a famous quote by the Founding Father from 1781 to remind…
