ARLINGTON, Va. — The senior U.S. officer embarked on last year’s deployment of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, who also flew the F-35B Lightning II strike fighters from the ship, praised the F-35B and the Marine Corps…
Navy to Deliver Next-Generation Ship-to-Shore Connectors to Assault Craft Unit
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is set to deliver the first two operational next-generation landing craft, air cushion 110-class ship-to-shore connectors on Feb. 11 to an assault craft unit in Little Creek, Virginia, Navy officials said. The two SSCs are…
General: Marine Corps Future Force to Include VTOL Family of Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps’ plan to develop future replacements for its rotary wing aircraft is evolving to a concept called VTOL FOS, or vertical takeoff and landing family of systems, a senior Corps aviation official said. Brig….
Admiral: ‘Urgency’ Needed in Fielding of New Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. — The current world geo-political climate is evidence of the need for urgency in the fielding of new systems, a Navy program executive officer said. “It shouldn’t take 18 months to get [a new system] on contract; it…
Analysts: Navy’s LAW Shipbuilding Program Must Resist Requirements Creep
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s program to build a force of light amphibious warships faces challenges, including an uncertain amphibious warfare fleet force structure requirement and a risk of requirements creep, according to analysts. Eric Labs, senior analyst for…
Rep. Luria: Congress Needs Frank Budget Requirements from Navy — and Consequences of Not Funding Them
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy needs to be frank in telling Congress what it needs to meet its warfighting requirements in the National Defense Strategy and the consequences if requirements are not funded, the vice chair of the House Armed…
Rear Adm. Okano: Modern Sensors Making Navy Ships ‘Data-Providing Monsters’
ARLINGTON, Va. — Sensors on naval platforms are becoming multi-purpose — some even weapons — and are making the U.S. Navy’s surface ships the most data-rich platforms in the Department of Defense as their sensors become part of an analog-to-digital…
First MQ-4C Triton with Multi-Intelligence Upgrade Delivered to the Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The first production MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle to be upgraded to the multi-intelligence configuration was delivered to the U.S. Navy at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on Feb. 1, Northrop Grumman said in a release. …
Vice Adm. Hill: MDA Pushes Space-Based Sensor for Tracking Hypersonic Missiles for Fleet Defense
ARLINGTON, Va. — With hypersonic missiles emerging as a serious threat to U.S. Navy ships, the Missile Defense Agency is focused on the use of a space-based sensor for hypersonic regional defense to provide tracking of both hypersonic and ballistic…
Official: Navy Interested in Moving Away from Towed Sensors for USVs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The use of towed sensors provides a measure of survivability for small unmanned surface vessels but presents other problems such that the Navy is looking to move away from towed sensors in favor of onboard sensors, a…
