ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy diver hoisted a 60-pound life-support regulator onto his back, then donned a 30-pound metal helmet. Fellow divers connected his diving suit to an “umbilical” hose pumping in breathing gas and establishing communications with the…
Geurts Closes Navy Unmanned Systems Secretariat, Citing Progress, Integration
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has eliminated the position of its “drone czar” in its secretariat after only two and a half years, citing goals achieved and integration progress. In an April 30 directive, James F. Geurts, assistant secretary of…
Navy to Establish Type Wing for F-35C Squadrons
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will establish a new type wing as commander over the service’s growing F-35C Lightning II strike fighter community. According to an internal directive, commander, Joint Strike Fighter Wing, will be established on Aug. 1 at…
AEI: Navy Needs Rebuilding to Reach 355-Ship Fleet
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy faces serious challenges in reaching its goal of 355 ships and the capabilities they need, a Washington think tank said, recommending a series of steps that will help the service to increase its warfighting…
Navy Completes Lightweight Torpedo Defense Mission Module Testing
WASHINGTON — The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program announced the successful completion of two days of at-sea testing of the AN/SLQ-61 Lightweight Tow (LWT) Torpedo Defense Mission Module (TDMM), May 2. Similar to the AN/SLQ-25 “Nixie” system…
LPD to be Named for Navy Medal of Honor Recipient
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s 13th San Antonio-class amphibious dock ship (LPD) will be named for a naval officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during a kamikaze attack during the 1945 Okinawa campaign. Speaking May 2…
Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy Reaches 75 Percent Structural Completion
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is 75 percent structurally complete following the recent installation of the forward area of the ship’s main deck, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced in an April 30 release….
Arleigh Burke Program Pushes Ahead, With First Two Flight III Ships Under Contract
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The DDG 51 program is moving ahead rapidly, with 12 ships under contract, including the first two of the substantially improved Flight III ships, the program manager said April 10. The detail design on Flight III…
Navy Renames LCS Program Executive Office to Reflect Broadened Portfolio
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has renamed Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ship (PEO LCS) as Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), in a move to encompass the PEO’s broadening portfolio of responsibilities. The name change was…
