NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The advances in shipbuilding technology and investments in facilities, training and tools is helping Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) — a Huntington Ingalls Industries (Booth 1323) sector — keep up with the demands of the present and…
Lockheed Martin Delivers 100th SEWIP 2, Starts Deliveries of SEWIP Lite to Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lockheed Martin’s deliveries of electronic warfare capabilities to U.S. Navy now include Surface Warfare Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Lite as deliveries of (SEWIP) Block 2 reaches 100, a company official said. SEWIP Lite is a scaled…
Northrop Grumman Preparing Response to RFP for Navy’s Very Light-Weight Torpedo Program
ARLINGTON, Va. — Northrop Grumman expects the U.S. Navy to issue a Request for Proposals in August or September for the Very Light-Weight Torpedo (VWLT) Program, company officials said. The Navy’s VLWT program RFP was delayed from an expected January issuance,…
Q&A: Charles “C.J.” Johnson-Bey and Jandria Alexander, Booz Allen Hamilton
Dr. Charles “C.J.” Johnson-Bey is a leader in electromagnetic technology solutions for Booz Allen Hamilton’s commercial and defense clients. Based out of the company’s Belcamp, Maryland, office, he develops and executes innovative technology strategies that reflect evolving markets and technology…
Sea-Air-Space 2021 Prequel: Post-Columbia Sub Construction Capacity Will Help Relieve SSN Shortage
ARLINGTON, Va. — The nation’s submarine construction capacity built up for the Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) program eventually will help the U.S. Navy to increase production of attack submarines (SSNs) to alleviate a shortage of attack boats, according to Navy…
Navy Orders Quickstrike-Extended Range Glide Kits for Sea Mines
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract for the design and production of wing glide kits for Quickstrike-Extended Range (QS-ER) aerial-delivered sea mines. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the $58.3 million contract to Boeing for the…
Surface Boss: Navy Considering Light Amphibious Warships for Junior Officer Command
ARLINGTON, Va. — With the Navy planning on decommissioning its remaining Cyclone-class coastal patrol ships over the next two years, the opportunities for junior officers to command ships early in their careers are drying up. A new ship now being…
Sea-Air-Space 2021 Prequel: Next-Gen Attack Sub Will Be Ultimate Apex Predator, Admiral Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine, SSNX, will combine the best technologies and capabilities from earlier submarines to produce the finest hunter the world’s oceans have ever seen, according to the service. “We’re looking at the…
Sea-Air-Space 2021 Prequel: Lawmakers, Analyst Say Navy Needs a Battle Force Ready for 2025, Not 2045
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy urgently needs to modernize its battle force in order to meet the near-term challenges of China and Russia if it is to continue to dominate the maritime domain and protect the freedom of the…
Sea-Air-Space 2021 Prequel: CNO Describes the Fleet of 2025
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s top officer has described what he sees the U.S. Fleet will look like in 2025, a benchmark which he says the Navy will have made investments so that the fleet will have made notable strides…
