ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, joined six NATO allies for exercise Silent Wolverine in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 8, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa…
HII Announces REMUS 620 Next-Generation, Submarine-Deployable Medium UUV
ARLINGTON, Va. — HII’s Mission Technologies division has developed a new generation of medium unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV) — the REMUS 620 — that leverages advances incorporated in its smaller REMUS 300 UUV, the company said in a Nov. 7…
Submarine USS Chicago Returns Home from Final Deployment
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment, Nov. 2, 2022, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in a Nov. 4 release. …
Navy Installs 3D Printer for Metal Parts on USS Bataan
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has installed a 3D printer capable of producing metal parts for ships on the amphibious ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in an experiment that could be expanded to across the fleet, a Navy official…
CNO Visits Republic of Korea; Meets with ROK Leadership and Sailors
BUSAN, Republic of Korea — Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and his wife Linda Gilday visited the Republic of Korea (ROK), Nov. 3-4, to meet with U.S. Sailors and military leaders, as well as ROK officials, the…
Attack Sub Chief Talks SSN(X), Maintenance Challenges
ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in charge of the U.S. Navy’s attack submarine program gave an update on the SSN(X) program while talking about the root causes of challenges the service faces from maintenance backlogs during an address at the…
Sub Admiral on China: ‘We Will Not Yield Any Ground to Our Competitor’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of U.S. submarine forces in the Pacific Fleet struck a defiant tone in discussing the challenge posed by China at the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 2, vowing that the United…
Navy’s FLEX Program at Forefront of Emerging Unmanned Technologies
ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Navy’s Fleet Experimentation Program (FLEX), featuring unmanned aerial and surface vehicles, was held on the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) in the waters around Key West, Fla. Oct. 16-21, 2022, U.S. Naval Forces…
Vice Adm. Houston: Integration of Women in Submarine Fleet Key to Future Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s submarine force has taken major strides at integrating women into the submarine fleet, which will be key to building the most “talented, capable force” possible, the commander of submarine forces told attendees of the…
Admiral: Navy Planning to Extend Service Lives of 5 Ohio-Class Subs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is planning to extend the service lives of up to five Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to help cover a projected shortfall in the 2030s as aging subs retire faster than newly built Columbia-class submarines…