ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of the Navy (DoN) is producing an after-action review of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 (IBP21), an exercise held April 19-26 in San Diego, California, the Office of Naval Research said…
USS Ford Completes First Shock Trial Event
ARLINGTON, Va. — On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST), the Navy said in a release. The first-in-class aircraft carrier was…
Kilby: LUSV’s Missile Cells Would Replace Cells Lost with Decommissioned Cruisers
ARLINGON, Va.— A senior Navy admiral defended the 2022 budget proposal to decommission seven guided-missile cruisers (CGs) and noted their missile cells numerically could be replaced by those on the future Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV). The Navy is proposing…
Portsmouth Delivers Submarine USS California from Availability in Record Time
KITTERY, Maine — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard delivered Virginia-class attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) back to the fleet June 15 as the fastest availability of its kind since the Navy adjusted the Virginia-class maintenance cycle, said Bianca Mireles of the…
Acting SECNAV Says Memo Doesn’t Mean He’s Canceling Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
ARLINGTON, Va. — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker says he is not planning to scrap the Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) despite a memo that appears to indicate otherwise. “The program is in our FY22 (fiscal year 2022) budget,” Harker told…
Navy Plans to Arm F/A-18E/F, F-35C with Air Force’s JASSM-ER Cruise Missile
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s 2022 budget includes funds for a cruise missile that will be new to the Navy but has been in production for the U.S. Air Force. The 2022 budget proposes a procurement of 25 AGM-158B…
Ronald Reagan CSG Enters 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 2021 deployment, June 14, commander, Task Force 70 public affairs said in a release. While in the…
BAE Systems San Diego Shipyard to Modernize USS San Diego
SAN DIEGO, California — BAE Systems has received a $90.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), the company said in a June 14 release. The…
Will the Navy’s FLIP Fade Away, or Find a Forever Home?
The U.S. Navy’s unique 355-foot Floating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, used by researchers to gather persistent oceanic and atmospheric observations and conduct acoustic research for more than 50 years, is now inactive. There isn’t enough funded research to put FLIP…
Former Destroyer Skipper Nominated for SECNAV
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has nominated a retired Navy officer to become the next secretary of the Navy. The nominee, Carlos Del Toro, was the first commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley. If confirmed by the…
