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DIA Chinese Military Power Report

15 January 2019

The following is the Defense Intelligence Agency report, China Military Power that was published on Jan. 15, 2019.

From the Report’s Introduction

The Defense Intelligence Agency—indeed the broader U.S. Intelligence Community—is continually asked, “What do we need to know about China?” What is China’s vision of the world and its role in it? What are Beijing’s strategic intentions and what are the implications for Washington? How are the PLA’s roles and missions changing as it becomes a more...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/15/dia-chinese-military-power-report

Northrop Grumman Awarded $27.6M Contract to Build First Two SEWIP Block III Ship Sets

15 January 2019

Artist’s concept of SEWIP Block III aboard a US destroyer. Northrop Grumman Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. — Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to bring a modern electronic warfare attack capability to U.S. surface ships, company officials told USNI News on Tuesday.

Following a Dec. 21 $27.6 million award, Northrop will now manufacture two low rate initial production Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 ship sets for the service, Brandon White, Northrop director of...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/15/northrop-awarded-27-6m-contract-build-first-two-sewip-block-iii-ship-sets

Navy Honing in on Requirement for Next Large Combatant; Industry Talks Start This Week

15 January 2019

USS Stockdale (DDG-106) transits the Gulf of Oman on Jan. 5, 2019. US Navy Photo

THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s next surface force may rely more on highly capable frigates and therefore need fewer large combatants – a notion that is changing how the Navy looks at its requirement for a future large surface combatant, the director of surface warfare told USNI News.

The Navy will begin talks with industry this week on the large combatant within its Future Surface Combatant family of systems, Rear Adm....

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/15/navy-honing-requirement-next-large-combatant-industry-talks-start-week

First SEAL Selected to Serve as a Fleet Master Chief

13 January 2019

Force Master Chief Derrick Walters.

In a first for the Navy, SEAL Force Master Chief Derrick Walters was selected to become one of the service’s four fleet master chiefs.

Walters is set to be the next Fleet Master Chief for U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces. He’s due to take over the role in the Spring. Walters is replacing current Fleet Master Chief Raymond Kemp. The other three fleet master chief positions are in U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and for Navy Total...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/13/in-a-navy-first-seal-selected-to-be-fleet-master-chief

Report to Congress on Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles

10 January 2019

The following is the Jan. 8, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues.

From the Report

Conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) weapons would allow the United States to strike targets anywhere on Earth in as little as an hour. This capability may bolster U.S. efforts to deter and defeat adversaries by allowing the United States to attack high-value targets or “fleeting targets” at the start of or during...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/10/report-congress-conventional-prompt-global-strike-long-range-ballistic-missiles

SECNAV Spencer Wants Navy to Manage Risk, Not Avoid it

9 January 2019

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer speaks to sailors at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. on Dec. 18, 2018. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy secretary wants to empower the workforce to fix problems and stretch their dollars further, even if it means taking on some risk, he said Tuesday.

Secretary Richard V. Spencer said the Pentagon has moved away from its past risk-management approach and instead prefers risk-amelioration or risk-avoidance, which isn’t serving the Navy well today.

“We...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/09/secnav-spencer-wants-navy-manage-risk-not-avoid

Navy Names Destroyers for Former Vietnam POW, Alaska Senator

9 January 2019

Jeremiah Denton and Ted Stevens

The Navy is naming two upcoming destroyers after a long-time U.S. senator and Vietnam-era naval aviator and POW, the service announced this week.

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the future ship names over the weekend, citing how both Adm. Jeremiah Denton and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) supported the Navy during the course of their long careers serving the nation.

Denton, a 1947 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served for 30 years as an aviator...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/09/40217

Navy Quietly Fires 20 Hyper Velocity Projectiles Through Destroyer’s Deckgun

8 January 2019

Guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG-105) transits the Pacific Ocean while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. US Navy Photo

Last summer USS Dewey (DDG-105) fired 20 hyper velocity projectiles (HVP) from a standard Mk 45 5-inch deck gun in a quiet experiment that’s set to add new utility to the weapon found on almost every U.S. warship, officials familiar with the test have told USNI News.

The test, conducted by the Navy and the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office as part...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/08/navy-quietly-fires-20-hyper-velocity-projectiles-destroyers-deckgun

SECNAV to Trump: Ford Carrier Weapons Elevators Will be Fixed by Summer, or ‘Fire Me’

8 January 2019

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy Secretary has committed that the service and its industry partners will have working weapons elevators on aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) by the end of the summer – and the secretary’s job is now on the line over that issue.

The Navy accepted delivery of the first-in-class carrier and commissioned it into the fleet without any functioning weapons elevators. The carrier is now in its post-shakedown availability at...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/08/secnav-to-trump-aircraft-carrier-weapons-elevators-to-be-fixed-by-summer-or-fire-me

Navy Could Award 2-Carrier Contract by End of January, With Expected $4B in Savings

2 January 2019

A 2013 artist’s concept of the future carrier Enterprise (CVN-80). DoD Image

The clock is now counting down for the Navy to award Newport News Shipbuilding a two-aircraft carrier contract, after the Pentagon formally notified Congress on Dec. 31 that it wanted to pursue the first dual-carrier contract since the late 1980s.

The Navy has been actively pursuing the contracting strategy for the past nine months, saying it had the potential to save as much as $2.5 billion in the deal and more recently...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/02/navy-could-award-2-carrier-contract-by-end-of-january-with-expected-4b-in-savings

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