BAHRAIN — The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), deployed to U.S. Fifth Fleet and operating in support of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted a shipment of more than 600 pounds (275 kilograms) of suspected narcotics from a…
Galinis: Navy Considering Land-Based Test Site for Integration of Frigate Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) praised the risk-mitigation qualities of land-based testing and prototyping of ship systems and said the Navy said the Navy is considering it for some level for the Constellation-class guided-missile…
Mine Warfare Director: Detect-to-Engage Timeline Needs to be Speeded Up
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy official in charge of mine warfare development said strides are needed to decrease the search and neutralization time of mine counter-measures operations. “We need to get faster; we need to speed the timeline up,” said…
DMO is Navy’s Operational Approach to Winning the High-End Fight at Sea
Navy Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer says the Chief of Naval Operation’s Navigation Plan 2020 and the Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) concept are central for the Navy going forward and for the Navy and Marine Corps team’s ability to conduct enduring…
Burke: Keflavik Important to North Atlantic Operations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s top admiral in Europe highlighted the importance of using the airfield in Keflavik, Iceland, in the current era of great power competition, as a base for maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. “We…
HII Awarded $175M U.S. Navy CVN Support Contract
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Technical Solutions division was awarded a contract last week to provide maintenance, training and planning support for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, the company said in a Feb. 1 release. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes…
BAE Systems to Sustain Air Traffic Control Systems Under $65.7M Navy Contract
MCLEAN, Virginia – The U.S. Navy selected BAE Systems for a five-year $65.7 million single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for air traffic control (ATC) platform sustainment and engineering services, the company said in a Feb. 1 release. BAE Systems…
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Top Naval Intelligence Technology Needs, Director Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will need more help from artificial intelligence systems to answer the technology challenge posed by vast amounts of data and information available from every domain, the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare says….
Sea Dragon Exercise Tests ASW Skills for Maritime Patrol Aircraft Crews
Maritime Patrol aircraft and crews from five partner nations gathered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to participate in Sea Dragon 2021 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise. The exercise wrapped up Jan 27. The Sea Dragon series of exercises are…
General Dynamics Receives $43.2M Contract for Columbia/Dreadnought-Class SSBN Fire Control Systems
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The U.S. Navy recently awarded a contract modification to General Dynamics Mission Systems that includes a broad scope of work for the Columbia and Dreadnought ballistic-missile submarine class to support development, production, and installation requirements. This $43.2…
