Navy/USMC
-
![The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Miss in March 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries).](https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lpd-28-launching-2020-300x200.jpg)
Navy/USMCMarine Corps Wants More LPDs, Does Not Support Early Decommissioning of LSDs
The Commandant of the Marine Corps’ desire to continue building San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships (LPDs) as well as opposing the early decommissioning of LSD dock landing ships are […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCNavy Secretary Directs New Long Term Infrastructure Plan
SAN DIEGO– The Secretary of the Navy last week announced he tasked the service to create a 30-year long-term infrastructure plan to get a better understanding of the Navy’s facilities. […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCAustal Delivers Autonomous-Capable EPF-13 To Navy, CNO Downplays Quick Changes
Austal USA delivered the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) to the Navy on Feb. 16. Delivery followed after the ship previously completed acceptance trials and Unmanned Logistics Prototype […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCMarine Official Dismisses Medium Amphib Survivability Concerns
SAN DIEGO– A top Marine Corps official here this week dismissed concerns the services new Medium Landing Ships (LSM), formerly called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), are not survivable enough, […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCMarine Corps’ 35-Ship Medium Amphib Requirement Means Nine Per Regiment, Based On Space Needs
SAN DIEGO – Marine Corps officials here this week explained the service’s amphibious force requirements calls for 35 new Medium Landing Ships (LSM), formerly called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), based […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCNavy Cautious On Lasers Because First Program Of Record Could Cost $1 Billion, ONR Official Says
SAN DIEGO —An Office of Naval Research (ONR) official this week said the Navy is moving “very cautiously” on directed energy (DE) laser weapons because the eventual first program of […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCCBO Finds Navy Super Hornets Aging Worse Than Older Hornets
A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report found the Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets seem to be aging worse than the older F/A-18C/D predecessors, particularly with lower availability rates. […]
Tagged in: -
InternationalPanel: Russian Posture In Arctic Becoming More Offensive, Reconstituting Soviet Abilities
Russia’s military posture in the Arctic region is becoming more offensive-based while the U.S. government sees it largely as rebuilding former Soviet capabilities, participants in a think tank panel said […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCGAO Finds Worsening Navy Ships Sustainment Issues Over Last Decade
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis found sustainment challenges worsened from 2011 to 202 over 10 ship classes. GAO identified the worsening sustainment issues include “increasing depot maintenance delays, […]
Tagged in: -
Navy/USMCMK 18 Mod 2 Underwater Drone Program Production Finished
The Navy said on Feb. 3 that production of the MK 18 Mod 2 Kingfish Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) program of record has completed. MK 18 Mod 2 production started […]
Tagged in: