WASHINGTON — The Navy’s Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants announced July 16 the successful completion of two littoral combat ship (LCS) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Mission Package testing milestones. The first was a 10-day Dockside-1 test event on the…
Naval Reactors Awards Naval Nuclear Laboratory Contracts to Fluor Marine Propulsion
WASHINGTON — Naval Reactors, a joint program of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Navy (DON), has selected Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC (FMP) as the new DOE and DON contractor for the Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL),…
Zumwalt DDG’s Gun Munition Still on Hold
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s program executive offer in charge of most shipbuilding said that development of a new munition for the Advanced Gun System (AGS) on the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class ship continues to be on hold. Speaking July 11…
PEO Ships: ‘A Little Risk,’ ‘Evolutionary Approach’ to Shipbuilding Needed
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy admiral in charge of building most of the Navy’s ships advocates taking a bolder approach to ship design, but one that also leverages existing hulls and technology to incrementally develop new ship classes. Speaking July…
AUVSI Launches Unmanned Maritime Systems Advocacy Committee
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics, has formed an Unmanned Maritime Systems (UMS) Advocacy Committee to focus on the development of…
Coast Guard Opens Forward Operating Location Kotzebue for Arctic Shield 2018
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard opened forward operating location (FOL) Kotzebue, Alaska, in support of Arctic Shield 2018 operations throughout the Arctic region July 1, the Coast Guard 17th District said in a release. As part of operation Arctic…
Boeing to Build 28 Super Hornets for Kuwait
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has awarded to Boeing $1.5 billion for 28 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters for the Kuwaiti Air Force. According to a June 27 Defense Department contract announcement, Boeing will build 22 single-seat F/A-18E and six…
MDA Director: Ship-based Missile Defense More Capable, Flexible than Land-based Options
WASHINGTON — The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) accepted the declaration by Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John M. Richardson that he wants to get his Aegis-equipped warships out of the missile defense patrol missions, but noted…
Virginia-Class Submarine Indiana is Delivered to U.S. Navy
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the newest nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine to the U.S. Navy, the company said in a June 25 release. The future USS Indiana (SSN 789) is the 16th Virginia-class submarine…
Navy Developing Ship Coatings to Reduce Fuel, Energy Costs
ARLINGTON, Va. — It can repel water, oil, alcohol and even peanut butter. And it might save the U.S. Navy millions of dollars in ship fuel costs, reduce the amount of energy that vessels consume and improve operational efficiency. The…
