ARLINGTON, Va. — Lockheed Martin is on tap to deliver the latest version of the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) to four Navy ships this summer, a company official said. Lockheed Martin was confirmed as the Combat Systems Engineering Agent (CSEA)…
Navy Surface Chief: Zumwalt ‘Will Bring the Fear of God to Our Adversaries’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in charge of the Navy’s surface warships praised the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) and predicted that they will be fearsome warships. “I’m very excited about getting the Zumwalt-class destroyers out there,” Vice Adm. Rich Brown,…
Ship XO Fleet-Up to CO Concept Resulting in Better Ships, Navy Surface Chief Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s ship command policy of having a ship’s executive officers fleet up to become the ship’s commanding officer is proving to be successful and is making better COs for the fleet. “I am a full proponent of XO-CO…
Navy Surface Chief: LCS Will Deploy With Laser Weapon
ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in charge of the Navy’s surface warships said a littoral combat ship (LCS) soon will deploy with a laser weapon system on board. Vice Adm. Rich Brown, commander of Naval Surface Forces, in a Jan. 6 media…
Significant Sea Service Events Mark End of 2019, Start of 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. — Even though the Seapower staff was on liberty ashore over the holidays, the world kept turning and things kept happening. Below is a summary of significant events since Dec. 19: Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly announced on Dec. 23 the names selected for the…
Schultz: FRCs Expanding Coast Guard Reach in Pacific; Six Set for Persian Gulf
ARLINGTON, Va. — As the U.S. Coast Guard commissions more Sentinel-class fast-response cutters (FRCs) it can expand its presence in the Pacific and will increase its capabilities in the Persian Gulf. “We commissioned the 35th [FRC] in October,” Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl L….
Gilday: Fleet Commanders Ought to ‘Drive the Fight’
WASHINGTON — The new chief of naval operations (CNO) is planning on a return to large fleet exercises and plans to hold them annually, part of an initiative to conduct fleet-level naval warfare in an era of great power competition. …
Acting SECNAV Modly: Force Structure is Top Focus
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s force structure — “gray hulls” — is the current top focus for the acting secretary of the Navy as the service nears completion of a new force structure assessment and plans its 2021 budget proposal. “We…
Navy Officials: Dry Dock Availability Will Be Ready for Submarine Force Growth
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s officials in charge of shipbuilding noted a silver lining in the cloud of the service’s upcoming trough in the force level of submarines in the fleet: a chance to keep pace on the maintenance backlog while…
Navy Goes Big With Virginia Block V Sub Multi-Year Contract, Builders to Add Thousands of Workers
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy awarded it largest shipbuilding contract ever with an order for nine Block V Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs), with an option for a 10th SSN, Navy officials said in a Dec. 2 media roundtable in…
