ARLINGTON, Va. — The expeditionary fast transport ship (EPF) being built as a medical ship will have a role in distributed maritime operations (DMO) and could support expeditionary advance base operations (EABO), the Navy surgeon general said. Rear Adm. Bruce…
Navy, Coast Guard Units Rush to Aid Haitian Earthquake Victims
ARLINGTON, Va. — Under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard units have been deployed to provide disaster relief to the victims of the Aug. 14 earthquake that struck southern Haiti. More than 1,400 people are…
Navy Orders Construction of $1.7 Billion Dry Dock at Portsmouth Shipyard
ARLINGTON, Va. — As a major step in its 20-year plan to upgrade and modernize its shipyard capacity and capability, the Navy has awarded a major construction contract for a multi-mission dry dock at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in…
GE In ‘A Good Position’ to Power Navy’s DDG(X), Company Official Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — GE, which provides gas turbine engines to naval ships around the world, is looking to provide engines for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)), a company official said. “We’re in a good position,” said George Awiszus, director,…
Strategic Sealift Must Prepare for Contested Oceans, Panelists Said
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The nation’s sealift components are used to operating in peaceful seas and permissive environments but must prepare now for times when control of the seas is not assured, a panel of maritime leaders said. Speaking Aug….
Navy Plans 2nd Order for Next-Generation Jammer-Mid-Band in 2022
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Navy plans to order a second Low-Rate Initial Production lot of the ALQ-249 Next-Generation Jammer-Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) in 2022, a Navy official said. Capt. Michael Orr, the Navy’s program manager for speaking at the Navy…
Navy Aims at Goal to Improve E-2D Mission-Capable Readiness
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy is only weeks away from its goal to achieve a mission-capable rate for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-based command and control aircraft of 28 aircraft, a Navy program official said. The Navy also is…
Raytheon Anticipates 5-Year Production Contract for SPY-6 Radar and Variants
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Raytheon is expecting a five-year contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command for hardware production and sustainment of all variants of the SPY-6 shipboard radar, a company official said. Raytheon anticipates the contract award in September…
Navy Decision Approving Production Decision of AARGM-ER Expected Soon
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Navy expects to make a decision soon approving low-rate initial production of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER), built by Northrop Grumman, expects to make a decision approving low-rate initial production…
Navy’s Triton UAV’s IFC-4 Sensors, Systems ‘Performing Better Than Expected’
National Harbor, Md. — The mission systems on the first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a signals intelligence capability functioned well on the first test flight, a Navy official said. The first MQ-4C equipped with Integrated Functional…
