Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress

Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress
Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress

The service is offering lawmakers three different ship procurement profiles, a deviation from past long-range plans.

New Navy Command To Oversee Unmanned Ships As They Work With Fleet

New Navy Command To Oversee Unmanned Ships As They Work With Fleet
New Navy Command To Oversee Unmanned Ships As They Work With Fleet

The Navy is standing up its first operational unmanned ship command, a big moment in the Pentagon’s move toward autonomy

Navy Plans Hammerhead Mines To Box In Chinese, Russian Subs

Navy Plans Hammerhead Mines To Box In Chinese, Russian Subs
Navy Plans Hammerhead Mines To Box In Chinese, Russian Subs

The Hammerhead mine would be delivered to sites by underwater drones, and “detect, classify, and defeat” manned or unmanned submarines, the Navy says.

US Navy Rushes Its Sub-Hunting Helicopters To India, Eye On China

US Navy Rushes Its Sub-Hunting Helicopters To India, Eye On China
US Navy Rushes Its Sub-Hunting Helicopters To India, Eye On China

“This really was one of the higher priorities the [Indian] navy had, to get these aircraft delivered,” Tom Kane, director of Sikorsky’s Naval Helicopter Programs, says. “I requested that the aircraft be made available on an accelerated basis.”

Along The Russian Border, Norway Holds The Northern Line

Along The Russian Border, Norway Holds The Northern Line
Along The Russian Border, Norway Holds The Northern Line

Oslo has come to the conclusion “we cannot rely on our allies to do everything” and is boosting its own efforts to protect its High North border with Russia.

Saudis Save Wisconsin Shipbuilder: Fills Gap Between LCS & Frigates At Marinette

Saudis Save Wisconsin Shipbuilder: Fills Gap Between LCS & Frigates At Marinette
Saudis Save Wisconsin Shipbuilder: Fills Gap Between LCS & Frigates At Marinette

WASHINGTON: Four years after Lockheed Martin inked a $11.2 billion deal to sell Saudi Arabia an upgunned variant of its Littoral Combat Ship, the company is starting work on the first vessel later this year, a company official confirmed Wednesday. The work on four Multi-Mission Surface Combatants will take place at Fincantieri-owned Marinette Marine in…

New Second Fleet To Stay Lean, Unpredictable, Commander Says; & Watching China

New Second Fleet To Stay Lean, Unpredictable, Commander Says; & Watching China
New Second Fleet To Stay Lean, Unpredictable, Commander Says; & Watching China

The Arctic will become increasingly crowded in the coming years, and the US Navy’s Second Fleet is making it a priority to get up there more often.

U.S. Sending Billions Worth of P-8s, E-2Ds To Asian Allies

U.S. Sending Billions Worth of P-8s, E-2Ds To Asian Allies
U.S. Sending Billions Worth of P-8s, E-2Ds To Asian Allies

Japan and South Korea are getting new generations of sub-hunting and intelligence-gathering aircraft as China, North Korea, and Russia continue to push more assets into the waters of the Pacific.

Australia Broadens Its Military Relationships With Shipbuilding Deals

Australia Broadens Its Military Relationships With Shipbuilding Deals
Australia Broadens Its Military Relationships With Shipbuilding Deals

  CANBERRA: As the Chinese challenge grows, Australia is clearly concerned about expanded Chinese influence within Australia and with regard to Chinese efforts to reshape the external environment to expand the influence and power of the Chinese authoritarian state. Clearly the United States remains Australia’s core ally in dealing with the Chinese challenge, but as…

Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Sub-Hunting Tech Shortage, Hypersonic Funding

Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Sub-Hunting Tech Shortage, Hypersonic Funding
Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Sub-Hunting Tech Shortage, Hypersonic Funding

WASHINGTON The Navy says it is running short of critical submarine-detecting sonobuoys, thanks to stepped-up submarine activity by Russia in the Mediterranean and around Europe. As a result, the service has asked Congress to reprogram $20 million to buy more of the detection devices in an Omnibus funding package the Pentagon sent to Congress earlier…

NATO Has A Good Story To Tell, But Is Its Audience Of One Listening?

NATO Has A Good Story To Tell, But Is Its Audience Of One Listening?
NATO Has A Good Story To Tell, But Is Its Audience Of One Listening?

Allies from Norway to Romania are buying big-ticket weapons systems produced by the American defense industry, and more NATO countries are inching toward agreed-upon defense spending goals. But is it enough?

Outgunned Allies Must Contest Baltic, Black Seas: NATO Admiral

Outgunned Allies Must Contest Baltic, Black Seas: NATO Admiral
Outgunned Allies Must Contest Baltic, Black Seas: NATO Admiral

WASHINGTON: “When I was an ensign, a lieutenant, we knew we could beat the Russians. It was just a question of time because we were better than them,” NATO’s top admiral said. “I’m not sure we could make that assumption now.” The European allies suffer many shortfalls at sea, said Vice Adm. Clive Johnstone, the…

LCS Grows Teeth, At Last…

LCS Grows Teeth, At Last…
LCS Grows Teeth, At Last…

SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION: The Littoral Combat Ship is finally about to get the capabilities envisioned for it at the start, 15 years ago, Navy leaders told the annual conference here. The four much-criticized ships now in service have boast little firepower: a 57 millimeter deck gun; two 30mm autocannon, and a MH-60 helicopter (with varying…

Canadian Navy Competition Previews US Frigate Fight

Canadian Navy Competition Previews US Frigate Fight
Canadian Navy Competition Previews US Frigate Fight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0GGTyoWPc The contest to build Canada’s next warship just kicked into high gear, and it’s a preview of the US Navy’s own frigate competition, with many of the same players. Earlier today — ahead of other competitors and the official deadline — Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems officially submitted the Type 26 frigate, which BAE…