WASHINGTON — The Navy’s newest guided missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), sailed from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard Oct. 4 en route to its homeport, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for its scheduled commissioning in December. “Following delivery…
Navy Orders Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare System into Production
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a production order for a new helicopter-borne electronic warfare system. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded to Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Liverpool, New York, a $17.8 million firm-fixed-price…
LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office Realigned to NAVSEA 21
WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Navy’s continuing efforts to integrate the littoral combat ship (LCS) with all other surface ship classes, the LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office (PMS 505) realigned to Naval Sea System Command’s Surface…
Navy Establishes New MH-60R Helicopter Squadron
NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S. Navy establishes a new helicopter squadron, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Mayport, Florida, Oct. 1, the commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Public Affairs said in a release. Primarily, HSM-50…
BAE Systems to Sustain U.S. Navy Critical Carrier Landing Systems
MCLEAN, Va. — BAE Systems Inc. will continue providing lifecycle sustainment, integration, and engineering services to support U.S. aircraft carriers after being selected for a five-year, $68.5 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, the company said Oct. 4. Under the Air…
Navy Realigns Submarine Acquisition Workforce
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s submarine acquisition community moved from a competency- to a platform-centric organization during an Oct. 1 change-of-office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a release. The change realigns two Program Executive Offices…
ONR Observes 75th Anniversary By Looking to Past, Reimaging Naval Power for the Future
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) observed its 75th anniversary Sept. 30 with a virtual event that examined “the Future of Warfare.” The event, called “ONR at 75: Reimagine Naval Power,” featured the participation of senior naval and congressional leaders…
Navy Reorganizes Some Program Executive Offices, Assigns PEOs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced on Sept. 29 several flag officer assignments based on the reorganization of some program executive offices. The program executive officer (PEO) for submarines (PEO Subs) has…
Navy Inaugurates New Next-Gen Air Combat Training System
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges program office’s (PMA-205) Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II) and Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX)-21 teams conducted their first live-virtual-constructive (LVC) demonstration in an operational…
SURFLANT Stands Up Task Group Greyhound
MAYPORT, Fla. — Task Group Greyhound was formally introduced by Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Rear Adm. Brian Davies, commander, Submarine Group Two and deputy commander, 2nd Fleet, at an event held at Naval Station Mayport…
