ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in charge of building the Navy’s next-generation ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) said the fragility of the submarine industrial base supply chain is the main risk to the Columbia SSBN going on patrol on time in October…
Rear Adm. Perry: First New-Production Mark 48 Torpedoes Set for 2022 Delivery
ARLINGTON, Va. — The first of a new-production batch of heavy-weight torpedoes (HWTs) is slated for delivery to the U.S. Navy fleet beginning in fiscal 2022, the Navy’s submarine resource sponsor said. Rear Adm. Doug Perry, director of Undersea Warfare…
Vice Adm. Wolfe: Hypersonic Weapon Load for Zumwalt DDGs Under Study
ARLINGTON, Va. — With the Zumwalt-class destroyer set to be the first ship to be armed with the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles, the Navy is studying the parameters for the weapon load-out for the ships, a senior Navy…
Vice Adm. Houston: Sub Force Approaching Inflection Point of 50 SSNs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The decline in the number of the Navy’s attack submarines (SSNs) is leveling out sooner than was feared just a few years ago, made possible by the decision to extend the service lives of some older SSNs. …
Adm. Caldwell: ‘It’s a Great Time to Be a Submariner’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The director of the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program told an audience of active-duty and retired submariners that the current era of great power competition is highly demanding of the submarine force but is an exciting time…
Moran: China Way Ahead of US on AI Data
ARLINGTON, Va. — The United States still has an edge in two aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), but the People’s Republic of China is ahead on a third aspect and rapidly closing on the other two, a retired Navy admiral…
Hypersonics Pose ‘Huge Physics Challenge’ for Weapon Design
ARLINGTON, Va. — Arming hypersonic weapons with the advanced fuzing needed to give the weapon the desired effects is one of the more significant challenges facing the armaments industry, an industry official said. Hypersonic fuzing “is a huge physics challenge,” said Charlie Zisette, executive director…
USS Connecticut Leadership Relieved by Fleet Commander
ARLINGTON, Va. — The leadership of the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) has been relieved and replaced by an interim leadership team, the Navy said Nov. 4. The USS Connecticut grounded an uncharted seamount on the afternoon of…
SOCOM Commander: Navy SEALS to Focus on Strategic Reconnaissance, Working with Partners
ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of the nation’s special operations forces said the Navy’s SEALs will have an important role in the future in enabling commanders to understand the enemy’s capabilities and intentions. The SEALs, along with the special operations…
Submarine USS Connecticut Grounded on Uncharted Seamount, 7th Fleet Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) “grounded an uncharted seamount,” 7th Fleet Public Affairs said in a Nov. 1 statement. The Connecticut’s incident occurred on the afternoon of Oct. 2 while submerged in the South…
