Wednesday, April 24, 2024
As the Marine Corps moves to build its new Light Amphibious Warship to transport Marines in the Pacific, five shipbuilders have emerged as the leading contenders for the program: Austal USA, Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Bollinger Shipyards, TAI Engineers and VT Halter Marine.
Testing of the Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 2 on the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford (CVN-78) revealed "several shortfalls," Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Nickolas Guertin wrote in his fiscal year 2021 annual report.
The Navy's Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band program is facing operational effectiveness and suitability challenges as it moves into initial operational test and evaluation, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Nickolas Guertin wrote in his fiscal year 2021 annual report.
Littoral Combat Ship propulsion failures are causing low levels of reliability and availability for the vessel, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Nickolas Guertin wrote in his fiscal year 2021 annual report.
Several design shortfalls were identified during the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford's (CVN-78) full-ship shock trials, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Nickolas Guertin wrote in his fiscal year 2021 annual report.
A yearlong continuing resolution would drastically affect Navy procurement and maintenance, a top service budget official told reporters Tuesday.
General Dynamics Electric Boat has experienced 40% of its total coronavirus cases in the last eight weeks fueled by the virus' omicron variant, Electric Boat president Kevin Graney told reporters Monday.
The Navy believes the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford (CVN-78), the first carrier of its class, will be able to meet its sortie generation rate requirement following testing last summer, Rear Adm. James Downey, the program executive officer for aircraft carriers, told reporters Friday.
The Navy's aircraft carrier Gerald Ford (CVN-78), the first carrier of its class, will deploy "by fall," Rear Adm. James Downey, the program executive officer for aircraft carriers, told reporters Friday.
The continuing resolution is slowing the launch of the Navy's Future Vertical Lift analysis of alternatives, a program spokeswoman told Inside Defense Friday.
Austal is adding staff to its recently acquired San Diego maintenance facility as part of the company's increased focus on its services business, a top executive told Inside Defense this week.
Congress' inability to reach a budget agreement is hurting the Marine Corps' communication with industry and slowing Navy maintenance, service officials said Thursday.
The Marine Corps may further cut its end strength to fund its Force Design 2030 effort, a top Marine Corps official said Thursday.
The Navy is targeting an April start of construction for the first Constellation-class frigate but won't begin construction before the design is fully ready, Capt. Kevin Smith, the frigate program manager, said Tuesday.
Two congressional seapower leaders expressed concerns about potential cuts to the Navy's fiscal year 2023 budget Wednesday, with Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) saying he has heard the budget could be a "bloodbath" for the service.
The Navy is considering using its Littoral Combat Ship with the Marine Corps' Light Amphibious Warship to support expeditionary advanced base operations, the Naval Surface Forces commander told reporters Friday.
The Navy has reduced its days of maintenance delay by 41% since fiscal year 2019, Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, the commander of Naval Surface Forces, told reporters Friday.
The Marine Corps has deployed its first squadron with the Navy's F-35C on an aircraft carrier, the service announced Wednesday.
The Navy awarded General Atomics a $69.8 million pre-production planning contract for the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) and advanced arresting gear (AAG) system for the Ford-class aircraft carrier Doris Miller (CVN-81), the service announced Dec. 28.
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries has delivered the final advanced weapons elevator to the Navy for the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford (CVN-78), the service announced Thursday.