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Lockheed Martin: Sixth-Generation Fighter Could Have Laser Weapon

1 May 2019

Artist’s concept of a HELIOS laser system aboard a U.S. destroyer. Lockheed Martin Image

ARLINGTON, Va. – Lasers to counter unmanned aerial vehicles and sensors to scan the horizon, scrambling an adversary’s electronic equipment while relaying information to other systems – all packaged in a stealthy airframe – could be possible for a sixth-generation fighter, according to experts at Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin officials provided the media a view of electronic warfare in the near future...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/01/lockheed-martin-sixth-generation-fighter-could-have-laser-weapon

CNO Nominee Moran: Navy Needs More Funds to Grow, Crew 355-Ship Fleet

1 May 2019

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran speaks to sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55). Navy photo

CAPITOL HILL – The Navy has plans to increase the size of its fleet and the number of personnel in uniform, but paying for it all is a major concern for the nominee to serve as the next Chief of Naval Operations.

Stable, predictable funding is the most important key to fulfilling the Navy’s responsibilities outlined in the National Defense...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/01/cno-nominee-moran-navy-needs-more-funds-to-grow-crew-355-ship-fleet

SECNAV, CNO Update Congress on Columbia SSBNs, New Large Surface Combatant

1 May 2019

Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740) blue crew returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. in 2018. US Navy Photo

CAPITOL HILL – Navy leaders told House and Senate appropriators this week that the service is ready to move out on its first new large surface ship design in a decade. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson also said the service is moving to build in more margin for its new ballistic...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/01/secnav-cno-update-congress-on-columbia-ssbns-new-large-surface-combatant

Berger: Marine Corps May Have to Shrink to Afford Modernization, Readiness Goals

30 April 2019

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct morning accountability before dawn on April 5, 2019 during Exercise Balikatan at the Navy Education Training Command, Philippines. US Marine Corps Photo

CAPITOL HILL – The next commandant may need to reduce the size of the Marine Corps and focus on a smaller number of priority missions, to ensure that the service can stay ready to meet its requirements under the National...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/30/berger-marine-corps-may-have-to-shrink-to-afford-modernization-readiness-goals

Pence: No Early Retirement for USS Harry S. Truman

30 April 2019

Vice President Mike Pence aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on April 30, 2019. White House Photo

The White House budget proposal to skip a scheduled refueling of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) appears to have lost support in the Trump Administration, according to Vice President Mike Pence.

While touring Truman Tuesday, Pence addressed the crew in the ship’s hangar bay and quickly stated the plan to retire the carrier two decades early was now quashed, according to several media...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/30/pence-no-early-retirement-for-uss-harry-s-truman

U.S. Will Unveil New Indo-Pacific Strategy Next Month

30 April 2019

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), left, and the Japanese helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181), right, sail in formation with 16 other ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) during Keen Sword 19 on Nov. 08, 2018. US Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR — The Pentagon will unveil a new Indo-Pacific strategy at the Shangri-La Dialogue this May, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver told a media roundtable in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/30/u-s-will-unveil-new-indo-pacific-strategy-next-month

4th Fleet Commander Tapped to Lead U.S. Naval Academy

30 April 2019

Rear Adm. Sean Buck, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and Commander of U.S. 4th Fleet, speaks to the UNITAS participants aboard expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Spearhead (T-EPF-1) in 2016. US Navy Photo

The current head of the U.S. naval arm in Central and South America has been nominated to be the next Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Academy, USNI News has learned.

Rear Adm. Sean S. Buck was nominated to be the 63rd Superintendent and will follow Vice Adm. Ted Carter as the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/30/4th-fleet-commander-tapped-to-lead-u-s-naval-academy

Sea Hunter Unmanned Ship Continues Autonomy Testing as NAVSEA Moves Forward with Draft RFP

29 April 2019

Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV) prototype Sea Hunter pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Oct. 31, 2018. US Navy Photo

THE PENTAGON – The Navy released a draft request for proposals for its Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle as the Office of Naval Research continues to prove out the autonomous control system on a first test ship.

The MUSV program – whose role in future fleet operations continues to grow as the Navy looks to become more distributed and more...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/29/sea-hunter-unmanned-ship-continues-autonomy-testing-as-navsea-moves-forward-with-draft-rfp

New Pentagon Initiatives Address Cybersecurity Challenges, Industrial Base Fragility

26 April 2019

The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, meets with U.S. Army Special Operations Command personnel during the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in downtown Tampa, Fla., May 23, 2018. US Air Force photo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon’s acquisition community is going after two major sources of risk within the industrial base: the cybersecurity of companies that do business with the Defense Department, and fragility within certain...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/26/new-pentagon-initiatives-address-cybersecurity-challenges-industrial-base-fragility

GAO Report on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment

26 April 2019

The following is the April 25, 2019 Government Accountability Officer report, F-35 Aircraft Sustainment: DOD Needs to Address Substantial Supply Chain Challenges.

From the report

What GAO Found
F-35 aircraft performance is falling short of warfighter requirements—that is, aircraft cannot perform as many missions or fly as often as required.

This lower-than-desired aircraft performance is due largely to F-35 spare parts shortages and difficulty in managing and moving parts around the world:

Spare...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/26/gao-report-on-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-sustainment

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