ARLINGTON, Va. — As the U.S. Navy makes a huge investment in upgrading and modernizing its four public shipyards, one company is proposing ideas to move shipyard processes from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age using digital information technology. …
Reservist’s Innovative Idea is a Winner in Navy Waypoints Contest
FORT MEADE, Md. — A Navy Reservist’s innovative concept for adapting a mobile application to better enable mobilization is a winning idea. Lt. Cdr. Jonathan Calhoun, a Selected Reserve member attached to U.S. Fleet Forces Command Maritime Operations Center (N3…
Analysts: Carrier Air Wings Need Sustained Extended Range to Counter China
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s carrier air wings lack some of the characteristics needed to counter China in the event of a conflict, two naval analysts said in a webinar. Bryan Clark, senior fellow and director of the Center for…
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Operates in the South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2022 deployment, July 13, CTF 70/CSG 5 Public Affairs said in a release. The carrier strike group includes…
CNO, Netherlands Navy Commander Discuss Partnership and NATO Alliance
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with the commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice Adm. René Tas, at the Pentagon for an office call on July 12, the CNO’s public affairs office said in a…
PEO Attack Submarines Holds Change of Command Ceremony
WASHINGTON — Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker relieved Rear Adm. David Goggins as Program Executive Office Attack Submarines (PEO SSN) during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, June 30, Team Public Affairs said in a release. Vice Adm….
Amphibious Transport Dock Fort Lauderdale Sails Away from Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) departed from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division July 11 enroute to its commissioning site in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, HII said in a release. “Ingalls Shipbuilders take great pride in…
Australian Defense Minister: AUKUS Subs a Huge Project to ‘Pull Off’
WASHINGTON — The new Australian government said it has no illusions of the immensity of the AUKUS plan to build nuclear-powered submarines and the effort required to make it come to pass. Last September, Australia, the United States and the…
F/A-18 Super Hornet Blown Overboard from USS Harry S. Truman
NAPLES, Italy — An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1, embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), blew overboard on July 8 due to unexpected heavy weather in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. Naval Forces Europe said…
Navy Demos New Mine Countermeasure Prototype on MQ-8C Fire Scout
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy recently demonstrated a mine countermeasure prototype technology aboard the MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, proving a capability that could allow the warfighter to rapidly detect and respond to threats,…
