McLEAN, Virginia — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a prime position on a five-year, $34.9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide life cycle sustainment and technical support for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD)…
Unmanned Watercraft for Expeditionary Warfare Progressing Rapidly
ARLINGTON, Va. — The development of unmanned watercraft for expeditionary warfare has been progressing rapidly, said the program manager of U.S. Navy Unmanned Maritime Systems. “We made a tremendous amount of progress in the expeditionary warfare area in 2019,” Capt….
Boeing, Navy Complete First Super Hornet IRST Block II Flight
ST. LOUIS — For the first time, Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II pod in late 2019, the company said in a release. IRST Block II…
USS Gerald R. Ford Set for 11 At-Sea Periods for Tests and Trials
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier will go through a rigorous period of tests and trials over the rest of fiscal 2020, a Navy official said. Speaking Jan. 16 at the Surface Navy Association gathering here, Capt….
Navy Studying Single-Phased Delivery for JFK
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s program manager for the next three aircraft carriers said the sea service is considering the business case for a single-phased delivery of the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). Speaking Jan. 16 at…
Navy Laying Groundwork for New Special-Purpose Auxiliary Ships
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is proceeding with studies and concept development for three special-mission ships to replace existing ships in the Military Sealift Command. Speaking Jan. 15 at the Surface Navy Association symposium here, Matt Sermon, the executive…
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,…
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…
Navy Awards BAE $175 Million for Vicksburg Modernization
NORFOLK, Va. — BAE Systems has received a $175 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg, the company said in a Jan. 6 release. The Vicksburg will undergo about 18 months of work at…