WASHINGTON — The Navy’s Strategic Systems Program (SSP) office is planning two more test flights to demonstrate conventional prompt strike (CPS) capability, a program official said, to capitalize on the first test conducted a year ago. “Hypersonics is coming to…
Coast Guard Releases ‘Maritime Commerce Strategic Outlook’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard has released a 10-year vision for enabling maritime commerce, which “emphasizes the critical need for a ready, relevant, responsive Coast Guard,” the service said in an Oct. 11 message. The Coast Guard “Maritime Commerce…
Navy Elevates TACAMO Weapons Tactics Detachment to Full Command
ARLINGTON, Va.— The Navy has upgraded the TACAMO strategic communications community’s weapons tactics detachment to a full command. According to an internal Navy directive, the Detachment Weapons Tactics Unit of commander, Strategic Communications Wing One, at Tinker Air Force Base,…
Marine Commandant: 2018 Recruiting Goal Met, but Dearth of Qualified Youth ‘Should Scare You’
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps met its recruiting goal in fiscal 2018, said the service’s commandant, Gen. Robert B. Neller, despite a more challenging recruiting environment. “We’ve made our recruiting goal every year,” Neller told reporters Oc. 10 at a…
Navy Air Warfare Director: C-2 Aircraft Retirement Moved Up to 2024
WASHINGTON — The replacement of the Navy’s C-2A Greyhound carrier on-board delivery (COD) aircraft with the CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor transport aircraft has been moved up three years because of accelerated procurement of the needed Ospreys, a Navy admiral said. “The…
New Navy Unit to Replace Special Projects Patrol Squadron
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has established a new unit to sustain a special mission capability in its maritime patrol community with the coming retirement of the P-3 Orion aircraft. A Sept. 10 internal directive from the Office of the…
Navy Nuclear Reactor Chief: Industrial Base Healthy, but Sustainment Requires High Energy
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s nuclear propulsion industrial base is meeting the needs of the Navy, but it requires a lot of attention to sustain it to ensure its availability. “The [nuclear industrial] base is small,” Adm. James F. Caldwell, director,…
Navy Air Warfare Director: C-130 Fleet Will be Full Up in Fiscal 2019
WASHINGTON — The Navy expects to have all of its C-130 Hercules transport aircraft back flying this fiscal year after grounding many for problems with their propellers. “We’ll have all the aircraft up by FY ’19 and all the aircraft…
President Signs Budget Boosting Navy Ship, Aircraft Procurement
ARLINGTON, Va. — The fiscal 2019 defense budget, part of a multiagency appropriations bill signed into law Sept. 28 by President Donald J. Trump, reflects the will of Congress to plus-up Navy Department ship and aircraft procurement. The law appropriates…
Navy Acquisition Chief: Navy Moving to Use Block Ship Maintenance Contracts
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s top acquisition official said the service is moving toward block bidding of ship maintenance rather than issuing contracts for single ship availabilities. The Navy also is working to rapidly address unplanned repair needs for its…
