Carrier Capt.’s Firing ‘Raises Critical Questions’ About Navy’s COVID-19 Response, Lawmaker Says

Carrier Capt.’s Firing ‘Raises Critical Questions’ About Navy’s COVID-19 Response, Lawmaker Says
Carrier Capt.’s Firing ‘Raises Critical Questions’ About Navy’s COVID-19 Response, Lawmaker Says

Acting SecNav Modly told reporters, “I did not come to this decision lightly. I have no doubt in my mind Capt. Crozier did what he thought was in the best interest in the safety and well being of his crew. Unfortunately, he did the opposite.”

EXCLUSIVE Indo-Pacom Chief’s Bold $20 Billion Plan For Pacific; What Will Hill Do?

EXCLUSIVE Indo-Pacom Chief’s Bold $20 Billion Plan For Pacific; What Will Hill Do?
EXCLUSIVE Indo-Pacom Chief’s Bold $20 Billion Plan For Pacific; What Will Hill Do?

The bold new Pacific plan “is designed to persuade potential adversaries that any preemptive military action will be extremely costly and likely fail,” Adm. Philip Davidson writes.

Navy Rushes Shipbuilding Deals To Keep Yards Going In Pandemic

Navy Rushes Shipbuilding Deals To Keep Yards Going In Pandemic
Navy Rushes Shipbuilding Deals To Keep Yards Going In Pandemic

“We’re gonna have to brave the storm together, especially some of the smaller suppliers,” said Lucas Hicks, vice president of new construction aircraft carrier programs.  

Adversaries Exploit Pandemic Online: Goldfein

Adversaries Exploit Pandemic Online: Goldfein
Adversaries Exploit Pandemic Online: Goldfein

“But we are seeing in the information spaces especially … we are seeing those that are trying to take advantage of this situation,” Gen. Goldfein said in a wide-ranging discussion this morning sponsored by the Mitchell Institute.

COVID-19: Roosevelt Skipper Says ‘Sailors Do Not Need To Die;’ Disembark & Quarantine Crew

COVID-19: Roosevelt Skipper Says ‘Sailors Do Not Need To Die;’ Disembark & Quarantine Crew
COVID-19: Roosevelt Skipper Says ‘Sailors Do Not Need To Die;’ Disembark & Quarantine Crew

The USS Theodore Roosevelt has more than 100 COVID cases. “We are not at war,” Capt. Brett Crozier wrote. “If we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset — our Sailors.”

MDAs Future Debated As Space Force Rises

MDAs Future Debated As Space Force Rises
MDAs Future Debated As Space Force Rises

“If they tried that, I’d expect to see a bipartisan display of pitchforks on Capitol Hill, and the likeness of certain DoD officials burned in effigy,” said one expert of any move to disband MDA.

Raytheon, Aerojet Ink $1B, 5-Year Standard Missile Deal

Raytheon, Aerojet Ink $1B, 5-Year Standard Missile Deal
Raytheon, Aerojet Ink $1B, 5-Year Standard Missile Deal

The agreement is designed to both stabilize and low costs of the supply chain under Raytheon’s long-running contracts with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy.

COVID-19 Claims Aircraft Carrier USS Roosevelt As Latest Victim

COVID-19 Claims Aircraft Carrier USS Roosevelt As Latest Victim
COVID-19 Claims Aircraft Carrier USS Roosevelt As Latest Victim

The Roosevelt “is operationally capable if called upon to do so,” Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said, “but we are pulling the ship into Guam. Nobody from the ship will be allowed to leave the ship other than on the pier.”

COVID-19 Strikes A Supercarrier;  ‘Months’ Of Virus, Esper Says

COVID-19 Strikes A Supercarrier;  ‘Months’ Of Virus, Esper Says
COVID-19 Strikes A Supercarrier; ‘Months’ Of Virus, Esper Says

Despite fears the three sailors could have infected dozens of others, “we are not in a position right now to have to pull that ship in or to take that ship off the front lines,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday told reporters at the Pentagon.

Indo-Pacom Presses All Domain Ops; Sends Plan To Hill Soon

Indo-Pacom Presses All Domain Ops; Sends Plan To Hill Soon
Indo-Pacom Presses All Domain Ops; Sends Plan To Hill Soon

“For its backbone,” Adm. Davidson said, “we need a joint — joint — network of training ranges capable of meeting the exercise, experimentation, and innovation objectives of the new warfighting concept.”

Hypersonics: Army, Navy Test Common Glide Body

Hypersonics: Army, Navy Test Common Glide Body
Hypersonics: Army, Navy Test Common Glide Body

The two services will use the same rocket booster and glide body, just packaged differently to fire from trucks vs. ships, with the Army version entering service in 2023.

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Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks

Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks
Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks

A modern mechanized military lives or dies by maintenance. But what if a computer could warn you when your weapons and vehicles were about to break, so you could fix them before they ever let you down?

No COVID-19 Test Kits For Navy Ships At Sea EXCLUSIVE

No COVID-19 Test Kits For Navy Ships At Sea EXCLUSIVE
No COVID-19 Test Kits For Navy Ships At Sea EXCLUSIVE

DoD is slated to receive $8.3 billion to fight COVID-19 in new White House request, as positive virus tests for military personnel jump to 49.

Two Carriers & Marine Amphib Converge On Mid East; Patriots Too

Two Carriers & Marine Amphib Converge On Mid East; Patriots Too
Two Carriers & Marine Amphib Converge On Mid East; Patriots Too

“We’re gonna keep them for awhile,” in the wake of a deadly rocket attack on Camp Taji in Iraq which killed two American troops and one British service member earlier this week, the head of Central Command said today.