ARLINGTON Va. — The Navy’s “Air Boss” said fifth-generation strike fighters are redefining the concept of full mission capability and changing the way a four-plane division operates in distributed maritime operations. Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, commander, Naval Air Forces and…
Sev1Tech Proposes Solutions for Moving Navy Shipyards into the Digital Age
ARLINGTON, Va. — As the U.S. Navy makes a huge investment in upgrading and modernizing its four public shipyards, one company is proposing ideas to move shipyard processes from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age using digital information technology. …
Reservist’s Innovative Idea is a Winner in Navy Waypoints Contest
FORT MEADE, Md. — A Navy Reservist’s innovative concept for adapting a mobile application to better enable mobilization is a winning idea. Lt. Cdr. Jonathan Calhoun, a Selected Reserve member attached to U.S. Fleet Forces Command Maritime Operations Center (N3…
Analysts: Carrier Air Wings Need Sustained Extended Range to Counter China
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s carrier air wings lack some of the characteristics needed to counter China in the event of a conflict, two naval analysts said in a webinar. Bryan Clark, senior fellow and director of the Center for…
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Operates in the South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2022 deployment, July 13, CTF 70/CSG 5 Public Affairs said in a release. The carrier strike group includes…
General Atomics EMALS, AAG Systems on CVN 78 Reach 10,000 ‘Cats and Traps’ Milestone
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced July 12 that 10,000 catapult launches and arrested landings using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear have been successfully and safely completed aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)….
Fairbanks Morse Defense Launches Training and Service Center Campus
BELOIT, Wis. — Fairbanks Morse Defense is launching a 45,000-square-foot training and service center campus in Chesapeake, Virginia. The defense contractor will move its existing service center from Norfolk, Virginia, to the Chesapeake campus to add a state-of-the-art training facility…
CNO, Netherlands Navy Commander Discuss Partnership and NATO Alliance
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with the commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice Adm. René Tas, at the Pentagon for an office call on July 12, the CNO’s public affairs office said in a…
Start of Construction Marked for T-ATS 11
WASHINGTON — Construction began on the Navy’s newest towing, salvage and rescue ship, T-ATS 11, at Austal USA’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard on July 11, Team Ships Public Affairs said July 12. The Navajo-class (T-ATS) provides ocean-going tug, salvage, and rescue…
PEO Attack Submarines Holds Change of Command Ceremony
WASHINGTON — Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker relieved Rear Adm. David Goggins as Program Executive Office Attack Submarines (PEO SSN) during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, June 30, Team Public Affairs said in a release. Vice Adm….
