ARLINGTON, Va. — With the Zumwalt-class destroyer set to be the first ship to be armed with the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles, the Navy is studying the parameters for the weapon load-out for the ships, a senior Navy…
Vice Adm. Houston: Sub Force Approaching Inflection Point of 50 SSNs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The decline in the number of the Navy’s attack submarines (SSNs) is leveling out sooner than was feared just a few years ago, made possible by the decision to extend the service lives of some older SSNs. …
Adm. Caldwell: ‘It’s a Great Time to Be a Submariner’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The director of the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program told an audience of active-duty and retired submariners that the current era of great power competition is highly demanding of the submarine force but is an exciting time…
Moran: China Way Ahead of US on AI Data
ARLINGTON, Va. — The United States still has an edge in two aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), but the People’s Republic of China is ahead on a third aspect and rapidly closing on the other two, a retired Navy admiral…
Naval Surface Warfare Center Implements Navy Continuous Training Environment Tool for Live Virtual Constructive Training
To meet the goal of digital transformation that seeks to eliminate onboard technical assists to ships by 2030 and advance the Navy’s training capabilities, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division has connected to the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE)….
Virginia-Class SSN New Jersey Christened at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries christened pre-commissioning unit New Jersey (SSN 796) Nov. 13 at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, the company said in a release. “The christening is a Navy and shipbuilder tradition that celebrates the hard work…
Navy to Christen Submarine New Jersey
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will christen one of its newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, the future USS New Jersey (SSN 796), during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News, Virginia, the…
Navy to Christen Future USNS Apalachicola
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will christen its 13th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, the future USNS Apalachicola (T-EPF 13), during a 10:00 a.m. CT ceremony Saturday, Nov. 13 in Mobile, Alabama, the Defense Department said Nov. 12. Brenda Ash, mayor of Apalachicola,…
Navy Contracts 5 Companies to Compete for Future Possible Shipyard Modernization Projects
WASHINGTON — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command awarded contracts to five companies to facilitate the award of future task orders for potential military construction projects at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) in Hawaii and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard…
Navy-Owned Deep-Diving Alvin Being Certified for Operations to 6,500 Meters
The deep-diving Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin is being certified for return to service following completion of a series of modernization and improvements. Alvin is currently undergoing certification dives near Bermuda. Thanks to Alvin’s three-inch-thick titanium sphere, researchers can study the…
