A Navy warfare laboratory has developed a concept for a logistics tool to aid naval forces after the department hosted an internal think-tank competition focused on expeditionary warfare.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Monday, February 6, 2023
A Navy warfare laboratory has developed a concept for a logistics tool to aid naval forces after the department hosted an internal think-tank competition focused on expeditionary warfare.
As the Pentagon invests in new technologies to maintain a strategic advantage over its adversaries, the Navy is exploring quantum technology to potentially deliver new warfighting capabilities including quantum sensing, computing and network communications.
A year after a petroleum leak from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility contaminated water in Hawaii, Navy officials say defueling the facility and spreading fuel around to various locations in the Pacific will increase the service's readiness.
The Navy has seen Chinese military operations in the Pacific ease following China's initial, extensive military drills after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan this summer, according to a top fleet commander.
After test-driving stealth destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) in the Indo-Pacific for three months, the Navy's troubled ship class had a successful first employment but will undergo more upgrades and testing before it conducts a full deployment.
As the Navy's Triton unmanned aircraft program triples its theater requirements over the next two years, the service hopes to shake off the perception that its unmanned platforms might require less manpower and fewer resources than manned systems.
As the Navy's Triton unmanned aircraft program triples its theater requirements over the next two years, the service hopes to shake off the perception that its unmanned platforms might require less manpower and fewer resources than manned systems.
Two senior senators continue to express frustration as the Navy has yet to deliver its promised amphibious ship study to Congress.
The Navy is asking industry for information on building up to 90 patrol boats for various maritime security operations.
The Navy's long-range shipbuilding plan will require higher annual shipbuilding budgets than the service estimates and multiple programs in the pipeline will be billions over projected costs, according to the Congressional Budget Office's annual analysis of the shipbuilding plan.
The Navy delivered its initial, long-range ship maintenance plan to Congress this summer, detailing continued misalignment between shipyard capacity and maintenance requirements and steps the service is taking to mitigate delays. (UPDATED)
Shipbuilder and defense technology company HII reported moderate effects from inflation and touted strong visibility across its shipbuilding portfolio, especially for its submarine programs, during the company’s third quarter earnings call today.
The upcoming iteration of the Defense Department’s Joint Warfighting Concept will be key in that it is expected to transition to official military guidance, according to a top Pentagon official.
Top Navy submariners highlighted medium-sized unmanned undersea vehicles as a main priority for the service, noting that demonstrations are under way to determine how these vehicles will be launched and recovered from submarine torpedo tubes.
The Navy has awarded HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding a $2.4 billion contract to build the fourth amphibious assault ship, LHA-9.
The Navy and industry partners are trying to tackle a big data problem driven by constant surveillance of unmanned systems: what information to keep and how to relay it back to the operator.
The Navy is looking to industry for autonomous marine radar systems capable of being deployed on unmanned surface vessels for perception and obstacle avoidance.
Using a venture capital model, the Navy's Unmanned Task Force is hoping to field "game changers" for the fleet and heavily experiment to prepare the service for the arrival of unmanned systems.
Citing the Navy's struggle to fully exercise its capabilities, Commander of Naval Information Forces Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach hopes to put highly classified information into the service's live, virtual and constructive network to better employ technology and train sailors.
Following recent Justice Department charges against alleged Chinese spies, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro today cautioned the U.S. defense industry to be "very protective" of company data and to perform due diligence to thwart adversaries trying to steal sensitive technological information.