WASHINGTON — The secretary of the Navy said that the U.S. Air Force, not the Navy, will manage the program for the next generation of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). The MUOS, built by Lockheed Martin, is a communications satellite equipped…
Navy’s VP-40 Brings P-3 Home From Its Last Active-Duty Patrol Squadron Deployment
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s last active-duty patrol squadron to operate the Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft has returned from deployment and soon will begin transition to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon. Patrol Squadron 40 (VP-40) completed its return to…
Columbia Program Manager: Missile Sub Still on Schedule, But Suppliers Present Biggest Risk for Delay
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s program for its next-generation ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN), the Columbia class, is on track to start construction on time, but the program has a tight schedule with little margin for delay, the program manager said. “Our biggest risk…
Kings Bay to be First Sub Base Ready for Navy’s Columbia-Class SSBN
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, will be the first base to be readied for the Navy’s new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN), a Navy admiral said. “Kings Bay will come first, so that [construction] will…
NAVAIR Admiral: System Reliability Key to Aircraft Readiness
WASHINGTON — The admiral in charge of Naval Air Systems Command said that aircraft readiness hinges on reliability of the systems and the maintenance that keeps them mission-capable. “Reliability is just as critical as lethality,” said NAVAIR’s commander, Vice Adm. Dean Peters, speaking Oct….
Faller: Partnerships Vital in Countering Threats
ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of U.S. forces in Latin America and the Caribbean Sea said that the U.S. strategy in the region is designed to secure a prosperous hemisphere and to counter threats that would undermine the security of…
Navy Awards Contract for 9 E-2D Aircraft for Japan
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has ordered nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. for the government of Japan. According to a Sept. 26 Defense Department contract announcement, Naval Air Systems Command awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp….
Raytheon Demonstrates Unmanned Single-Sortie Mine Sweeping for Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — Raytheon has demonstrated the ability to detect and identify a mine-like object and position an unmanned underwater vehicle to be in position to neutralize it, a company official said on Sept. 26. The Aug. 29 “detect to…
Concerns Over Component Reliability Delay Trident Nuclear Warhead Upgrade
ARLINGTON, Va. — The planned upgrade of the nuclear warhead on some U.S. Navy submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) has been delayed for 18 months by unacceptable reliability of some components. Testifying Sept. 25 on Capitol Hill before the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee…
Official: Marines on Amphibs Need to Help Navy in Future Fight
QUANTICO, Va. — The return of the Marine Corps to the concept of the Fleet Marine Force means that the Marines must be active in defense of amphibious forces for amphibious missions to be successful, a Marine Corps official said. Col….
