Capt. Tim Moore, whose office is charged with overseeing the modernization, said the Navy plans to use a “crawl phase” to install most of the upgrades and test them before working on the rest of the destroyer fleet.
By Justin KatzBAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
The Democrats’ draft bill trims military personnel and R&D to add money for procurement.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The long-awaited jammer, a key defense against anti-ship missiles, will now enter land-based testing at Wallops Island, Va. But the Navy must do more, argues EW expert Bryan Clark.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Navy also asks for five additional F-35C fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye and 4 CMV-22s.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The first 12 Constellation-class frigates will all be based out of Everett, Wash.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. “The President’s Defense Budget Request is an outline and a starting point,” emphasizes Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
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.
“This is a terrible idea for several reasons,” Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute said. The oldest ships would need to undergo a service life extension, while the newer ships would have to undergo expensive upgrades for a complex new mission.
By Paul McLeary
“I don’t want to build a monstrosity. But I need deeper magazines on ships than I have right now,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said today.
By Paul McLeary
US, British, and Norwegian vessels held wargames in the Barents Sea, near the HQ of Russia’s Northern Fleet.
By Paul McLeary
House Democrats want to add $2.5 billion to build a second Virginia-class submarine next year. Senate Republicans would rather spend on destroyers and amphibious ships.
By Paul McLeary
With contractors on the way, the union and the company remain at an impasse even as seven Navy destroyers languish pierside.
By Paul McLeary
There are no talks scheduled between striking union workers and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, but leaders have started exchanging letters.
By Paul McLeary
Braithwaite’s travel to Oslo will see him formally relinquish his ambassadorship there, a unique situation that has seen him hold two Senate-confirmed positions simultaneously.
By Paul McLeary
The US needs to shift investment from hallowed but vulnerable legacy platforms – especially aircraft carriers and B-52 bombers – to more flexible and survivable weapons systems – above all, Aegis warships and the unfairly much-maligned F-35.
By Scott Cooper