ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has announced features for the Block VI version of the Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine (SSN), which will be the steppingstone to the next-generation SSN (SSNX). “Block VI continues that trend of delivering increasingly capable and lethal…
U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems $76.3M Contract for USS Stout’s Maintenance
NORFOLK, Virginia — BAE Systems has received a $76.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform maintenance and modernization work aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55), the company said in a Nov. 18 release. The docking selected…
Admiral: Navy Needs Steady Course on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is pushing hard to field more and different types of operational unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) but needs a steady-growth approach to match technology with testing and training. The UUV progress is “very promising and…
Ward Leonard to Supply Motors for the U.S. Navy’s Mark 41 Vertical Launch System
Thomaston, Conn. — In support of the U. S. Navy’s fiscal 2018-2023 contract awarded to Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Ward Leonard will be providing the motors that will open and close the missile and exhaust hatches on all…
Columbia SSBN Hull Shows Potential for SSGN, Admiral Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The hull form of the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) has characteristics that may lend themselves to be ideal for a future guided-missile submarine (SSGN), the Columbia’s program executive officer said. “The light we learned from…
Navy to Field Hypersonic Weapon First on SSGNs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy plans to deploy its conventional hypersonic weapon, known as the Conventional Prompt Strike (CSP) capability, on submarines by 2025, the admiral in charge of strategic weapons said. The CSP will be deployed by the…
SecNav Braithwaite Aims to Create New 1st Fleet for Indo-Pacific
ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth J. Braithwaite says he plans to establish a new numbered fleet as a “formidable deterrence” to China, basing it closer to allies and partner nations “at the crossroads between the Indian and Pacific oceans.”…
As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Deputy CNO Says U.S. Subs Will Become More Important
ARLINGTON, Va. — Submarine forces operating in the Arctic will become “more and more important,” as the polar ice melts, opening up more navigable blue water to commercial and naval vessels, a top U.S. Navy leader says. The U.S. Submarine Force…
EODGRU-1 Integrated Exercise Enhances Fleet, Joint Abilities
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 enhanced its ability to operate within the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), fleet and Joint Forces by completing a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Integrated Exercise (NIEX) at Naval Base…
USS Cheyenne to Lead Los Angeles-Class Submarine Life Extension
ARLINGTON, Va. — The last Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) built, USS Cheyenne, will be the first of the class selected to go through a service life-extension program, a senior Navy admiral said. The Navy is planning to refuel…