Navy

Any Guam missile defense system would need the Navy’s SM-6 missile for its utility in hyperosnic missile defense, a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) official said last week. SM-6 is a […]

The SSN(X), the Navy’s planned next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine, will feature many torpedoes in a focus on deeper blue water naval combat roles, an official said last week. The Navy […]

The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $114 million undefinitized contract action on Nov. 19 for long-lead time material (LLTM) for the future America-class amphibious assault ship LPH-9. The […]

A senior official recently said the Navy is assessing every Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarine to ascertain if they can extend their service lives by a few more years. The […]

A top Navy official said the service is on track to deploy hypersonic weapons to a surface ship then a submarine later this decade, as long as they restart testing […]

The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA) accepted the first of five Boeing [BA] P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the company said Nov. 18. This first P-8A, named Vingtor, was delivered […]

The Navy confirmed it is cannibalizing parts from an aircraft carrier under construction and putting them on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) so it can deploy on time in […]

The Australian ambassador to the U.S. confirmed the new AUKUS nuclear submarines will use Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) and plan to avoid needing a civilian nuclear industry. “The subs will […]

The Navy and General Dynamics’ [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) announced the start of fabrication of another Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) Flight III destroyer, the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG-132), in […]

The Navy recently awarded five companies indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Awards Construction Contracts (MACC) to compete on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) task orders worth up to $8 billion […]