NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The meeting of Navy leaders with submarine shipbuilding industry officials, planned for this month, will focus on integrating the production of the Columbia-class ballistic missile sub and the future Virginia-class attack boats, the Navy’s top acquisition…
Boeing’s Service-Life Modernization of Navy Super Hornets Underway
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The first seven of Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters have been inducted into the service-life modernization (SLM) at Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri, facility, while next month the company’s San Antonino facility will induct its…
Services Tackling New Type of Enlistee
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The new generation of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who are entering the force and in the early stages of their careers is, well, different. Such is the consensus among the three senior enlisted leaders who…
Navy Tackling Shipyard Inefficiencies That Leave Fleet Lagging
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy is investing $21 billion in a multiphase program to improve the efficiency of its government shipyards, which have struggled to get ships and submarines back into service on time. The program is called the…
Coast Guard Working Toward Recapitalizing WCC Fleet
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Coast Guard plans to release its fifth request for information (RFI) to industry in the coming months, as they continue to gather information on how best to recapitalize their dated waterways commerce cutter (WCC) fleet….
Navy Closing in on Training Copter Award
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy is on track to award a contract for its new training helicopter by the end of this calendar year, and Leonardo Helicopters believes it is in a great position to win that competition, Andrew…
Final Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Christened, Will Deliver Next Year
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Zumwalt-class of destroyers is experiencing a series of milestones as its program continues to refine its role in the fleet, according to a May 7 briefing at Sea-Air-Space 2019. The third and final DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class…
Orolia Working on GPS Jamming and Spoofing Solutions for DoD
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – As international incidents increase, and the U.S. military begins an uptick in training exercises on global positioning service (GPS) jamming, military leaders are looking more toward industry for answers on how to combat the growing issue….
Marine Corps Looking at Future Light Helicopter Replacement
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Marine Corps and the Army are running an analysis of alternatives (AOA) to see whether the two services can meet the same requirements for Milestone A or B start in fiscal 2021, a Marine helicopter…
Nation’s Sealift Struggling, but Gaining Attention
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The nation’s strategic sealift has languished for too many years, a panel of experts told an audience May 7 at Sea-Air-Space 2019. And the panel, representing the military and civilian sea services, told the morning program…
