Rear Adm. John Korka, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), is the commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) and chief of Civil Engineers. He leads NAVFAC’s CEC officers, civilians and contractors who serve as engineers, architects, contract specialists and technical…
U.S., Swedish Naval Leaders: Total Defense Requires a Maritime-Aware Society
ARLINGTON, Va. — Senior officers in the U.S. and Royal Swedish navies said that even with modern systems, maritime defense is enhanced by a maritime-aware society. Security is a function of a whole-of-society approach. Speaking Jan. 26 in an American…
Navy Planning Major Combat System Upgrades to Littoral Combat Ships
ARLINGTON, Va. — While grappling with reliability and maintainability of its littoral combat ships (LCSs), the Navy this year is planning major upgrades to the ships’ combat systems in 2023. Rear Adm. Casey Moton, program executive officer for Unmanned and…
Admiral: Earlier Contract Awards to Help Shipyard Planning a ‘Sea Change’ for Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy admiral in charge of maintenance of surface warships is pushing to award ship maintenance contracts at least 120 days in advance of the start of work in order to help shipyards plan the work and…
Wolfe: Navy Plans to Start Development of Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile in 2022
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy plans to wrap up an analysis of alternatives (AoA) for a ship-launched nuclear-armed cruise missile in 2021 and begin development of the missile in 2022, said the admiral in charge of strategic weapons . “We…
President Authorizes U.S. Atlantic Fleet Designation for Navy’s Fleet Forces Command
ARLINGTON, Va. — The chief of naval operations (CNO) said President Trump last week signed off on the secretary of the Navy’s proposed re-designation of U.S. Fleet Forces Command as the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. A timetable for the change has…
Navy Discusses Plans for Limited Optional Manning for Large and Medium USVs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has discussed plans for its forthcoming large and medium unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to be optionally manned for limited purposes. Capt. Pete Small, the Navy’s Unmanned Maritime Systems program manager, speaking Jan. 13 at a…
Naval Surface Force Grapples with Instability in Ship Manning
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is working hard to solve a persistent manning shortage in its surface fleet, the commander of that force said in an address to the force. “We need to man our ships to the right requirement…
Navy: Construction of New Frigate Starts in Early Fiscal 2022
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy plans to start construction of the lead ship of the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG) during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 (the fall of calendar 2021), a Navy official said. Speaking Jan. 12 at a…
CNO: First Few New Frigates to Have Single Crews
ARLINGTON, Va. — The chief of naval operations (CNO) said the new first few Constellation guided-missile frigate (FFG 62) will have single crews, a plan that will be in place while the Navy assesses its crew concept. The lessons learned…
