PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls shipbuilding division, Feb. 22, the Program Executive Office – Ships (PEO-Ships) said in a release of…
USS Tulsa Commissioned as Navy’s Newest Surface Combatant
SAN FRANCISCO — The littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) was commissioned as the Navy’s newest surface combatant in a ceremony in San Francisco Feb. 16. The Independence-variant LCS is the Navy’s second ship to be named for the…
Navy Requests Information for Unmanned Maritime Autonomy Architecture
Navy Requests Information for Unmanned Maritime Autonomy Architecture By RICHARD R BURGESS, Senior Editor WASHINGTON — The Navy has issued a Request for Information (RFI) from industry concerning unmanned autonomous maritime systems standardization to lead to more commonality in systems…
U.S. Government Approves Release of Boeing EA-18G Growler to Finland
ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing and the U.S. Navy have received U.S. Department of Defense approval to offer the EA-18G Growler to Finland, the company said in a Feb. 18 release. Previously only Australia had been authorized to purchase the airborne…
NAVSEA Commander: Bullish on Ford Aircraft Carrier; Columbia Submarine “On Track”
WASHINGTON — Despite the continuing problems with some of the advanced technology systems and the extensive overruns in cost and schedule with the next-generation aircraft carrier, “15, 20 years from now, we’re going to be very happy we have that…
Mercury Systems Receives $3.5M Order for Rugged Servers for Naval Application
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc. has received a $3.5 million order from a leading defense prime contractor for rugged servers to be used in a naval subsurface application, the company announced in a Feb. 12 release. The order was…
Department of the Navy Announces New Education Initiatives
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Navy (DoN) released its Education for Seapower report Feb. 12, along with the Secretary of the Navy’s action memorandum, providing the way forward for the new education initiatives for the department, according to a…
Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Tulsa
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), during a 10 a.m. PST ceremony Saturday, Feb. 16, at Pier 30/32 in San Francisco, the Defense Department announced in a…
SPAWAR Systems Center Names Change to Naval Information Warfare Centers
SAN DIEGO — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) announced it will change the names of its Echelon III systems centers, SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, S.C. and SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific in San Diego, Calif., to Naval…
OPT to Develop Fiber Optic Mooring Technology for the Naval Air Warfare Center
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Ocean Power Technologies Inc. (OPT) has been awarded a contract award from the U.S. Navy valued at $125,000, and an additional three options totaling $100,000 for a total potential contract value of $225,000, the company announced…
