ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department is taking more actions to shore up the shipbuilding industrial base, among other industrial sectors, the department said in a June 18 release. The actions, made under the Defense Production Act Title III, are…
F/A-18F Crash Only Second Navy Aircraft Lost So Far in 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. — The crash of a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter on June 18 was only the second loss of a Navy aircraft so far in 2020 — or in fiscal 2020 as well — according to an…
Navy Won’t Restore Relieved Captain to Command of COVID-19-Stricken Carrier
ARLINGTON, Va. — Capt. Brett Crozier, the embattled former skipper of the first U.S. Navy warship to suffer a novel coronavirus outbreak at sea, will not be restored to command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, top Navy leaders announced…
Block III Super Hornets Headed for Navy Flight Tests
ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing has delivered the first two Block III Super Hornet strike fighters to the U.S. Navy. The aircraft, an F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F, will go through comprehensive testing by Navy air test and evaluation (VX) squadrons over…
Three Nominated for Vice Admiral; Other Assignments Made
ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced on June 16 that the president has made these nominations of U.S. Navy rear admirals to the rank of vice admiral: Rear Adm. William J. Galinis for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as commander of Naval…
Raytheon Smart Weapon Completes First Guided Release from Navy Super Hornet
TUCSON, Ariz. — Raytheon’s Missiles & Defense business recently carried out the first guided release of a GBU-53/B StormBreaker smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which will become the second fighter to utilize the weapon when the program reaches initial operational capability later this year, the company said. “StormBreaker is…
USS Fitzgerald En Route to San Diego After Collision Repairs
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald departed Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard on June 13 to return to its homeport in San Diego, Naval Sea Systems Command said in a release. The sail away reflects more than two years of effort in restoring and modernizing…
Senate Bill Would Require More DDGs in Rota
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Senate Armed Services Committee has marked up its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require a plan to increase the number of Navy destroyers based in Rota, Spain. The mark-up, released June 11, “[r]equires the Chief…
Navy Warfighting Organization Hitting Stride, Developing New Maritime Strategy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s new organization for warfighting development (N7) is now fully organized for its role in developing strategy and warfighters, its director said, and has joined with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard to…
GE Delivers Gas Turbine Module for Future USS Santa Barbara
EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine has delivered its first new lightweight LM2500 composite gas turbine module to Austal USA for the future USS Santa Barbara, the company said in a release. This new module, which was fully certified by the U.S. Navy last…
