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GAO: Design Tool Delays Lead To Columbia SSBN Construction Delays
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on Jan. 14 warning issues with a new digital design tool and further effects threatens the cost and schedule of the […]
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Navy Pushing Aegis Ashore To Army, No Agreement Yet
The Navy is trying to shift Aegis Ashore missile defense missions from the Navy to the Army, but the latter has not agreed to take the mission yet. Speaking at […]
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Navy And Marines Move To Buy New Light Amphibs In 2022
A top Navy official confirmed the service aims to buy the first new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) by late 2022 to help add maritime options to the future fleet. “My […]
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Navy Looks To Add Anti-Ship Missiles To LPDs
The Navy and Marine Corps are trying to quickly add new capabilities to help support Navy sea control and power projection missions, particularly arming amphibious vessels with anti-ship weapons. Marine […]
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Next Destroyer Envisioned With Lasers, Hypersonic Missiles, And Upgradeable
Top Navy officials this week explained the next class of destroyers, called DDG(X), will have the energy and space capabilities to field lasers, hypersonic missiles, sophisticated radars, and future upgrades. “This […]
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New Frigates To Start With Single Crews, LCS Study Underway
While the Navy is looking into using a dual crew model for the new Constellation-class frigates, the first few vessels are expected to operate with single crews to start. The […]
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Navy Advancing Effort To Arm DDG-1000 With Hypersonic Missiles, Develop Larger VLS
A Navy official recently confirmed the service is advancing efforts to arm the three-vessel Zumwalt-class DDG-1000 destroyers with hypersonic weapons, as directed by Congress. The fiscal year 2021 Defense Authorization […]
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CNO Releases Navigation Plan, Cites Frigate Example For New Ships
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this week said the Navy is learning from its mistakes in the past in how to build new ships while arguing for divesting from […]
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Navy Unmanned Campaign Plan To Be Released Within Weeks
A new Navy campaign plan that combines all unmanned system development is expected to be released within “just a few weeks,” the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said Monday. This […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers HELIOS To Navy, Boasts Additional Capability
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Monday it has delivered its production unit 100-kW-range High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS) to the Navy for installment on a destroyer […]
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