ARLINGTON, Va. — The long-planned forward deployment of littoral combat ships to the Persian Gulf is approaching execution, with the anticipated first deployment of an LCS to the U.S. 5th Fleet, the fleet commander said. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander,…
Official: Navy Seeks Integration of Combat Systems Across the Fleet
ARLINGTON, Va. — A senior Navy program executive said that the service is moving toward integration of combat systems across the fleet to achieve commonality of sensors and weapons and the benefits derived from fielding common and scalable systems. Bob…
Navy Ship Construction, Repair Hampered by Lack of Suppliers, Skilled Workers
ARLINGTON, Va. — A senior Navy shipbuilding executive said some weaknesses in the ship construction and repair enterprise is hampered nationally by a shrinking supplier base and a lack of skilled workers. “Material availability is a challenge,” said Matt Sermon,…
Caudle: Russian, Chinese Submarine Threat Taken Seriously
ARLINGTON, Va. — A senior Navy admiral said the U.S. Navy takes seriously the increasingly lethal submarine forces of Russia and China but that the U.S. Navy is increasingly able to counter that threat. “Make no mistake about it: submarines…
Rep. Gallagher: Navy Must be Ready to Counter China if Taiwan Is Attacked
ARLINGTON, Va. — A member of Congress on the House Armed Services Committee said the Navy must be ready by 2025 to counter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Citing the assertion of former commander of Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Phil Davidson,…
Heliborne Electronic Warfare Pod Set for Delivery to Navy in Summer 2022
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lockheed Martin expects to deliver the first production pods of a heliborne electronic warfare system to the Navy this summer. Joe Ottaviano, director, Maritime & Air Cyber/Electronic Warfare for Lockheed Martin, told reporters Jan. 11 at the…
CNO to Elevate Navy Safety Center to a Two-Star Command
ARLINGTON, Va. — The chief of naval operations is increasing the focus of the Navy on safety in its operations by elevating the Naval Safety Center to a full command. CNO Adm. Michael Gilday, speaking Jan. 11 to an audience at…
Kitchener: SWO Retention on An Upward Trend
ARLINGTON, Va. — The retention of surface warfare officers is improving, the U.S. Navy’s “surface boss” said, one metric that affirms the Navy’s efforts to assess its readiness and to take action to address the challenges. “Within the wardroom, SWO…
Lockheed Martin Upgrading SPY-1 Radars on 21 DDGs to Counter Evolving Threats
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lockheed Martin is continuing to upgrade primary radars on a number of the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyers (DDGs), a company official said. Older SPY-1 versions are being modified with digital Low Noise Amplifiers, or LNAs, which can…
Q&A: Mark Vandroff, CEO, Fincantieri Marinette Marine
Mark Vandroff, a retired Navy captain and engineering duty officer, was installed last summer as CEO of Fincantieri Marinette Marine, shipbuilder of the U.S. Navy’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship and now the Constellation-class frigate. A former ship program manager, he…
