Protect The Ohio-Class Replacements, Greenert Says
With the specter of sequestration and other budget cuts threatening to whittle away again at U.S. Navy’s spending plans across the future years defense program (FYDP), Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, has one overriding request for lawmakers: save the funding for the Ohio-class replacement (ORP) fleet.
U.S. Navy Tests Aegis BMD Prowess
Three short-range ballistic missile targets were launched earlier this month almost simultaneously from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
HII, U.S. Navy Work Through CVN 79 Deal
As the Newport News Shipbuilding unit of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) works on completing the CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the company and U.S. Navy are working out further contract details for the building of CVN 79.
Unmanned Systems Anchor Missing Airliner Search
Conspiracy theories surrounding MH370 persist because many people do not grasp the difficulties of searching such a vast and desolate area, even given all the state-of-the-art equipment and personnel dedicated to this task.
HII Focuses On Securing LPD 28 Contract
“I appreciate the progress made in securing funding for LPD 28, but our team will not rest until that ship is under contract,” says Michael Petters, CEO of HII, which would build the ship.
U.S. Navy Shipboard Laser Shows ISR Potential
Not only do recent U.S. Navy shipboard laser tests show the technology’s potential, but they provide a glimpse of the equipment for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), says Robert Afza, a senior fellow at Lockheed Martin specializing in directed energy.
