HONOLULU — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Hawaii June 20-23 to visit participants of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, the CNO’s public affairs office said July 23. Gilday visited several U.S. and partner nation ships,…
Austal USA Delivers the Future USS Santa Barbara to the U.S. Navy
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA delivered the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) to the U.S. Navy on July 21, the company said July 22. LCS 32 is the 16th Independence–variant littoral combat ship delivered by the company. Delivery documents…
GD Mission Systems Awarded $272.9M Contract for US, UK Sub Fire Control Systems
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — General Dynamics Mission Systems was awarded a U.S. Navy contract to support development, production and installation of fire control systems for the Columbia- and Dreadnought-classes of ballistic missile submarines, the company announced July 20. The contract as…
Navy Awards L3Harris $380 Million Contract for Cooperative Engagement Capability
MELBOURNE, Fla. — The U.S. Navy awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract worth up to $380 million for the production, repair, and sustainment of the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) system with an initial award of $15 million, the company said in…
Ship to Shore Connector LCACs Get Lift of Opportunity Aboard Future USS Fort Lauderdale
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship is transporting the Navy’s newest connectors to their new homeport, highlighting the significant capabilities being delivered to the Navy from the Gulf Coast. Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion…
CNO, Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy Discuss Partnership
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday welcomed Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy Adm. Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain at the Pentagon for an office call, July 18, the CNO’s public affairs office said in a release. …
Navy’s F-5 Modernization Completes Engineering Phase; Moves into Production, Deployment
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s Specialized and Proven Aircraft program office (PMA-226) F-5N+/F+ Avionics Reconfiguration and Tactical Enhancement/Modernization for Inventory Standardization (ARTEMIS) program successfully reached Milestone C decision June 28, effectively moving into production and deployment, the Naval Air…
Xerox Elem Additive and U.S Navy Deploy First Metal 3D Printer at Sea
NORWALK, Conn. — Xerox Elem Additive Solutions announced July 18 that an ElemX liquid metal printer was recently installed onboard USS Essex (LHD 2), making it the first metal additive manufacturing machine deployed on a U.S. naval vessel. The ElemX…
Boeing, U.S. Navy Demonstrate Manned-Unmanned Teaming with Super Hornet
ST. LOUIS — Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed a series of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) flight tests in which a Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully demonstrated command and control of three unmanned aerial vehicles, the company said July…
Navy Rethinking ‘Full-Mission Capability’ Definition with F-35s in Distributed Ops, Whitesell Says
ARLINGTON Va. — The Navy’s “Air Boss” said fifth-generation strike fighters are redefining the concept of full mission capability and changing the way a four-plane division operates in distributed maritime operations. Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, commander, Naval Air Forces and…
