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With blade issues resolved, Navy seeking four Ship to Shore Connectors a year
After technical challenges in 2020, the Navy says it can get the SSC production line moving and craft fielded to operational units this year, ahead of IOC next year.
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Amphib ship requirements study could spell bad news for Marines, industry
The Navy's amphibious ship requirements study isn't quite done yet. But all the signs are pointing to a smaller fleet for the Marine Corps.
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Inflation and unpredictable funding are straining Navy readiness, says top officer
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said the Navy’s funding levels have remained “flat relative to inflation for over a decade."
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US Navy works to speed up damage assessments, ship repairs
The Navy won't just assume that battle damage assessments and repairs happen during war games and live exercises. It wants to actually practice these skills on ships.
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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said the Navy’s funding levels have remained “flat relative to inflation for over a decade."
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US Navy works to speed up damage assessments, ship repairs
The Navy won't just assume that battle damage assessments and repairs happen during war games and live exercises. It wants to actually practice these skills on ships.
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Navy should be ‘offended’ by its own maintenance and manning faults, admiral says
Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, said the Navy does not have the “luxury to do more with less.”
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US Navy official says service is going ‘head to head with our adversaries’ all over the world
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Wanted: New missions for the littoral combat ship
Even as the Navy tries to wrap up testing of two LCS mission packages years after their original fielding dates, service leadership is also polling fleet commanders on alternate mission ideas for the LCS ships.
Surface warfare boss unveils strategy to create ‘more ready ships,’ better trained sailors
Here are the five lines of effort that could see the U.S. Navy's surface fleet become larger and more capable.
Navy reports improved ship maintenance, but is still falling short of CNO’s goals
On-time deliveries from repair periods has improved from 29% in 2018 to a projected 59% for 2021 -- but that's still short of the CNO's goal to reach no lost days to maintenance overruns by now.
Freedom LCS community to tackle mine warfare, grow its footprint in 2022
LCSs in Mayport have been limited to surface warfare operations in 4th Fleet since they kicked off deployment activity two years ago. In 2022, the community is looking to expand beyond that.
Northrop looks to adapt electronic attack system for smaller ships
Northrop Grumman is looking to adapt its SEWIP Block 3 capability built for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to smaller ship types.
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Marine amphibious combat vehicles to return to waterborne operations
The Sept. 3, 2021, safety notice had identified a problem with the ACV’s towing mechanism.
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With first shipboard radar now running, Raytheon looks to upgrade SPY-6 for distributed operations
Raytheon is already working with the Navy on a tool to net radars together for distributed operations, even before the first radar has hit the fleet.
US Navy completes final weapons elevator on aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford
The 11th and final advanced weapons elevator has been turned over to the crew, after the Navy has struggled to get them designed, built and tested for several years now.
Littoral combat ships in Mayport make the most of a year of restricted operations
The LCSs operating out of Mayport faced some restrictions while the Navy engineered a solution to their combining gear flaws, but the LCS Squadron commander says they've made the most of that time and established their role in the fleet.
US Navy fires laser weapon in Mideast amid drone boat threat
The Houthis have deployed drone boats into these waters, which can be piloted remotely and sent up to a target before detonating.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
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