Tag: Navy

U.S NAVY PICKS FIVE CONTENDERS FOR NEXT GENERATION FRIGATE PROGRAM

  Sourced:USNI By: Sam LaGrone and Megan Eckstein Five ship designs will compete in the Navy’s bid for 20 next-generation guided-missile frigates (FFG(X)) that will follow the Littoral Combat Ship, the service announced on Friday. Five shipbuilders were awarded contracts for conceptual design of the frigates, which the Navy will evaluate over the next 16… Continue reading U.S NAVY PICKS FIVE CONTENDERS FOR NEXT GENERATION FRIGATE PROGRAM

USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) TO BEGIN ACCEPTANCE TRIALS THIS MONTH

Sourced : USNI News By: Megan Eckstein The first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will head to sea by the end of the month for its last set of trials before the Navy accepts delivery of the ship and commissions it into the fleet, the acting Navy secretary said today. Sean Stackley told reporters… Continue reading USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) TO BEGIN ACCEPTANCE TRIALS THIS MONTH

OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL GIVES US NAVY $21 BILLION FOR SHIPBUILDING AND $16 BILLION FOR MORE AIRCRAFT

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) transits the Mediterranean Sea. Stout is on a scheduled deployment supporting U.S. 6th Fleet operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz/Released)

Sourced : USNI News By: Megan Eckstein House and Senate appropriators reached an agreement to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year that includes a $593-billion defense spending package to allow the Navy and Marine Corps to continue with planned ship and aircraft procurement and readiness increases. This bill represents a compromise… Continue reading OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL GIVES US NAVY $21 BILLION FOR SHIPBUILDING AND $16 BILLION FOR MORE AIRCRAFT

TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS ?

021110-N-0000X-003 China Lake, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2002) -- A Tactical "Tomahawk" Block IV cruise missile, conducts a controlled flight test over the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) western test range complex in southern California. During the second such test flight, the missile successfully completed a vertical underwater launch, flew a fully guided 780-mile course, and impacted a designated target structure as planned. The Tactical Tomahawk, the next generation of Tomahawk cruise missile, adds the capability to reprogram the missile while in-flight to strike any of 15 preprogrammed alternate targets, or redirect the missile to any Global Positioning System (GPS) target coordinates. It also will be able to loiter over a target area for some hours, and with its on-board TV camera, will allow the war fighting commanders to assess battle damage of the target, and, if necessary redirect the missile to any other target. Launched from the Navy's forward-deployed ships and submarines, Tactical Tomahawk will provide a greater flexibility to the on-scene commander. Tactical Tomahawk is scheduled to join the fleet in 2004. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)

Sourced : Israel Defence By Yotam Gutman & Ami Rojkes Dombe A recent experiment conducted by the United States on a new version of the Tomahawk cruise missile – the Tomahawk Block IV – suggests that it will serve as a temporary solution for American warships facing Chinese ships, at least until the new Sea-to-Sea… Continue reading TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS ?

FLEET OF 12 SSBN IN LINE FOR US PENTAGON APPROVAL

110127-N-1325N-043 BANGOR, Wash. (Jan. 27, 2011) The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731) returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a strategic deterrent patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Ray Narimatsu/Released)

Sourced : Bloomberg By Anthony Capaccio The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has approved advanced development for a fleet of 12 new nuclear-armed submarines, a potential $128 billion project that the Navy calls its top priority. Frank Kendall, the undersecretary for acquisition, signed the decision memo that officially moves the program forward late Wednesday. Shortly before… Continue reading FLEET OF 12 SSBN IN LINE FOR US PENTAGON APPROVAL

U.S NAVY WANTS TO GROW FLEET TO 355 SHIPS

Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone and Megan Eckstein The U.S Navy released a new fleet plan that calls for 355 ships, outlining a massive increase in the size of its high-end large surface combatant and attack submarine fleets but a modest increase in its planned amphibious ship fleet, according to a Dec. 14… Continue reading U.S NAVY WANTS TO GROW FLEET TO 355 SHIPS

DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO START THE BIGGEST NAVY BUILD-UP IN DECADES

  Sourced : Navy Times By: David B. Larter Donald Trump has pledged that he’ll lead the biggest U.S. Navy build-up since the Reagan administration, but the details on what’s likely to be an expensive and potentially decades-long effort remain to be seen. Trump vowed to build the 350-ship fleet Republican defense hawks have long… Continue reading DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO START THE BIGGEST NAVY BUILD-UP IN DECADES