ARLINGTON, Va. — The first of seven Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers entered into the Cruiser Modification Program has been returned to the U.S. Navy’s fleet for service. USS Cowpens went through the modification at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego over…
Raytheon’s SPY-6 Radar Family Attracts Foreign Interest as U.S. Navy Readies for Deliveries
ARLINGTON, Va. — Three foreign navies have expressed interest in the U.S. Navy’s Raytheon-built SPY-6 scalable family of shipboard radars as the Navy prepares to take delivery this year of its first shipsets for installation. Mike Mills, Raytheon’s SPY-6 program…
Navy Looks at Expanded Missions for Textron’s CUSV
ARLINGTON. Va. — As Textron’s Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) goes through the paces of testing, it is attracting the U.S. Navy’s attention for missions beyond minesweeping. The CUSV, an unmanned boat capable of towing or carrying payloads, is under…
Four Navy Ships Set for Delivery of Newest SSDS Configuration
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. …
