By Thomas Black (Bloomberg) The U.S., U.K. and Australia will each begin an 18-month review to identify how best to provide nuclear-submarine capabilities to the Australian Navy as part of a…
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DDG 1002 conducts builder’s trials
The U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Office Ships (PEO Ships) reports that the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) recently conducted builder’s trials. The ship is the third and final vessel in the stealthy-looking Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers.
Builder’s trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the shipbuilder, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and the U.S. Navy to assess the ship’s systems.
“Trials provide an opportunity for the Navy and industry...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/ddg-1002-conducts-builders-trials/
Sea trials begin for US Navy’s final Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) began conducting sea trials of the US Navy’s third and final Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer on Friday, August 27. The trials ..
US Navy christens attack submarine Hyman G. Rickover
The US Navy christened the future attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover in a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s (GDEB) Connecticut facilities on Saturday ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Knifefish – US Navy tasks new underwater drones with minehunting in littoral waters
US technology firms General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) and Bluefin Robotics recently delivered the first Knifefish surface mine countermeasure unmanned underwater ve ..
Report to Congress on Navy SSN(X) Next-Generation Attack Submarine
The following is the May 10, 2021 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program:
Background and Issues for Congress.
From the report
Introduction and Issue for Congress
The Navy wants to begin procuring a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), called the Next-Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X), in FY2031. The SSN(X) would be the successor to the Virginia-class SSN design, which the Navy has been procuring since FY1998....
https://news.usni.org/2021/05/11/report-to-congress-on-navy-ssnx-next-generation-attack-submarine
Report to Congress on Army Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Program
The following is the April 19, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, The Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.
From the report
In June 2018, in part due to congressional concerns, the Army announced a new modernization strategy and designated the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) as the program to replace the M-2 Bradley. In October 2018, Army leadership decided to redesignate the NGCV as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle...
Navy to Commission USS Oakland This Weekend
USS Oakland (LCS-24) departs for acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Austal USA Photo
The Navy over the weekend will commission a new Littoral Combat Ship, the Pentagon announced.
On Saturday the service will commission the future USS Oakland (LCS-24), an Independence-class LCS, in a virtual ceremony broadcast from Oakland, Calif., according to a Defense Department news release.
“Oakland is the third ship to bear the name. She is the 12th Independence-variant LCS,” the Pentagon said in the...
https://news.usni.org/2021/04/16/navy-to-commission-uss-oakland-this-weekend
Keel laid for future US Navy destroyer Harvey C. Barnum, Jr.
The keel of the future US Navy destroyer Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works’ (BIW) shipyard, on Tuesday, April 6. The ..
US Navy awards funding for additional Virginia-class submarine
General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) has been awarded a US Navy US$1.89 billion contract modification to fund the construction of one additional Virginia-class Block V ..