MARINETTE, Wis. — Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine delivered the future USS St. Louis, littoral combat ship No. 19, to the U.S. Navy, according to a Feb. 6 Lockheed Martin release. “With LCS 19’s delivery, the U.S. Navy has 10 Freedom-variant littoral combat ships in the fleet,” said Joe DePietro, Lockheed’s vice president…
Navy Deploys Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead in SLBMs, Pentagon Confirms
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has deployed the W76-2 low-yield nuclear warhead in the Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile, the Defense Department confirmed Feb. 4. The deployment was reported in an article posted Jan. 29 on the website of the Federation of…
Navy, Boeing Successfully Link Piloted, Unmanned Growlers
ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River as unmanned air systems, using a third Growler as a mission controller for the other two, according to the company. The…
USS Fitzgerald Returns to Sea After Repairs
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald is underway to conduct comprehensive at-sea testing, marking a significant step in its return to warfighting readiness, Naval Sea Systems Command said Feb. 3. The ship departed Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Pascagoula shipyard to conduct a series of…
Carrier JFK Sailors May Train on Gerald R. Ford
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy may accelerate the training of the crew of the future USS John F. Kennedy on its predecessor, USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s top official said. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas J. Modly, speaking Jan. 29 at the Center for Strategic…
Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAV Deploys, Reaching Early Operational Capability
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, with this initial deployment marking the achievement of early operational capability (EOC), the U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a release. Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the…
Crew, Commanders Bid Farewell to USS Pittsburgh at Sub’s Inactivation Ceremony
As the last commanding officer of the USS Pittsburgh said Jan. 17, “the old must be replaced by the new.” And with that salutation, the crew of the Los Angeles fast-attack submarine, past commanding officers, Navy League members and supporters…
New Shotgun-like Ammo Could Shield LCS from Drones
ARLINGTON, Va. – Naval ordnance experts will be testing heavy weapons precision ammunition, that could hit enemy drones “like a shotgun blast,” offering a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) shield for littoral combat ships (LCS). Rogue civilian drones and enemy attack…
BAE Systems Selected to Provide Technical Support and Life Cycle Sustainment to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
McLEAN, Virginia — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a prime position on a five-year, $34.9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide life cycle sustainment and technical support for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD)…
Unmanned Watercraft for Expeditionary Warfare Progressing Rapidly
ARLINGTON, Va. — The development of unmanned watercraft for expeditionary warfare has been progressing rapidly, said the program manager of U.S. Navy Unmanned Maritime Systems. “We made a tremendous amount of progress in the expeditionary warfare area in 2019,” Capt….
