Ships from nine key programs are facing delays, in some cases of up to three years, according to a new Navy review.
By Justin KatzA new approach to speed, scale and efficiency for the industrial base
Radars, EW, EO/IR, space imagery, and microelectronics are brought under one roof for a streamlined approach to common people and factories.
Austal rejected the bid based on concerns it would not be approved by regulators, something Hanwha says should not be an issue.
By Aaron Mehta
The milestone comes as the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel program faces steep budget cuts.
By Justin Katz
“Rusty made a lasting impact on the company,” Austal Limited Chief Executive Officer Paddy Gregg said of Rusty Murdaugh.
By Justin Katz
The watchdog found the program’s cost has increased 40 percent over the past 10 years, and accumulated a year-and-a-half delay on the first four vessels.
By Justin Katz
“If someone takes it, good luck. Keep it, it’s worthless. We’ve got hundreds of them,” said Richard Jenkins, chief executive officer of Saildrone.
By Justin Katz
EPF-13 is expected to be the first operational US Navy ship capable of autonomously transiting a commercial sea lane.
By Justin Katz
A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
“It is too early to say where we will end up across that portfolio, but we are investigating a range of options via our prototyping efforts,” Capt. Pete Small told the virtual Surface Navy convention
By Paul McLeary
“We don’t have enough capacity for peacetime” repairs, said Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage. “We can’t get ships delivered on time with the predictability we need today.”
By Paul McLeary
Sen. Tim Kaine said of the nomination, “Senators deserve answers to my questions about Tier 1’s role in training any Saudis implicated in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. I don’t feel comfortable moving forward on this nomination until I get answers.”
By Paul McLeary
WASHINGTON: After years of delays, budget fights, and searing debates over the role that the ship will play, three Littoral Combat Ships will head out on their first deployments this year. “We’re deploying LCS this year. It’s happening. Two ships are going on the West Coast, one ship is going on the East Coast,” said…
By Paul McLeary
UPDATED with CNO comment on importance of program CRYSTAL CITY: By the end of March, the Navy will award four to six contracts for “conceptual” designs of a future frigate. That ship that must cost under $950 million, have “Grade A shock hardening” on key systems to survive blasts, and carry at least 16 Vertical Launch…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
WASHINGTON: Sure, American industry can build the 355-ship fleet both Trump and the admirals want, three former Navy Secretaries said today. We can even build it a lot faster than most experts expect, but there are a lot of ifs. If we start using small shipyards that currently don’t build warships. If we streamline procurement, and, of…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Austal’s Alabama shipyard just got the first Littoral Combat Ship contract of 2017, an award of up to $548 million to build an Independence-class all-aluminum trimaran, the as-yet unnamed LCS-28. Lockheed Martin, which builds the steel-hulled Freedom-class LCS with Wisconsin shipyard Marinette Marine, is still in negotiations with the government, a Lockheed spokesman told me.…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
