WASHINGTON — The Navy needs to capture the best talents resident in its Sailors to meet the needs of a future fight, the service’s senior enlisted adviser said. The Navy needs to “find ways to best capture that talent and…
Navy Awards General Dynamics Voice Systems Engineering Contract
FAIRFAX, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Atlantic has awarded its Navy Secure Voice Systems contract to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), the company announced in a Jan. 9 release. The single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity…
SECNAV Names New Destroyer in Honor of U.S. Senator from Alaska
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in honor of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, who represented Alaska from 1968 to 2009, the secretary’s public affairs officer said in a Jan. 5 release….
CENTCOM Issues Statement on Death of USS Cole Bombing Operative
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman Capt. Bill Urban released the following statement Jan. 6 on the death of Jamal al-Badawi. “U.S. Central Command has confirmed that Jamal al-Badawi was killed in a precision strike in Marib governate…
General Dynamics Awarded Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Contract
FAIRFAX, Va. — General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has been awarded the Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support contract by the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, the company announced in a Jan. 7 release. The multiple-award,…
General Dynamics Awarded Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Task Order
FAIRFAX, Va. — General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) will support the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s (NAWCWD) Joint Electronic Warfare Effects Laboratory through a new $40 million task order, the company announced in a Jan. 4 release. The U.S….
SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of Navy Veteran, Vietnam War POW
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in honor of U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, Navy Cross recipient and former U.S. Senator from Alabama Adm. Jeremiah Denton, the public affairs office for the secretary…
Virginia-Class SSN South Dakota to be Commissioned Feb. 2
NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine, USS South Dakota (SSN 790), will be commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, Feb. 2 as the 17th Virginia-class submarine to join the fleet, commander, Submarine Forces Public…
Navy to Establish Submarine Group in Norfolk
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has directed the establishment of a submarine group command in Norfolk, Virginia, later this year. According to an internal Navy directive, commander, Submarine Group Two (COMSUBGRU TWO) will be established on Sept. 30 at Naval…
Bath Iron Works Awarded Contract for Fifth DDG 51 Destroyer
BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) a contract to build a fifth DDG 51 destroyer as part of the multiyear award announced in September, the company said in a Dec. 21 release….
